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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +355.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +265.4% |