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Soy sauce vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy sauce and soy milk

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, potassium, and vitamin B2, while soy milk has more copper and selenium.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 237% more than soy milk.
  • Soy sauce contains 5 times more manganese than soy milk. While soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, soy milk contains only 0.223mg.
  • The amount of sodium in soy milk is lower.
  • Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of soy milk is 37.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +196%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +268.6%
Contains more IronIron +126.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +219.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +356.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +860%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +328.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +29%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Soy milk DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 51mg 237%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.223mg 35%
Phosphorus 166mg 52mg 16%
Magnesium 74mg 25mg 12%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.513mg 11%
Protein 8.14g 3.27g 10%
Iron 1.45mg 0.64mg 10%
Copper 0.043mg 0.128mg 9%
Potassium 435mg 118mg 9%
Selenium 0.5µg 4.8µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.069mg 7%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.12mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.077mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.961g 5%
Vitamin K 0µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.06mg 2%
Fats 0.57g 1.75g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.373mg 2%
Choline 18.3mg 23.6mg 1%
Fiber 0.8g 0.6g 1%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.205g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Calcium 33mg 25mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.401g 1%
Folate 14µg 18µg 1%
Calories 53kcal 54kcal 0%
Carbs 4.93g 6.28g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 3.99g N/A
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +148.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2240%
Contains more FatsFats +207%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.4%
Contains more WaterWater +23.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +355.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/nutrients
  2. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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