Soy sauce vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between soy sauce and steak
- Soy sauce has more magnesium; however, steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and iron.
- Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 236% more than steak.
- Steak has 3 times less magnesium than soy sauce. Soy sauce has 74mg of magnesium, while steak has 23mg.
- Steak contains less sodium.
- Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of steak is 0.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.
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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 | +221.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +175% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +55.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more IronIron | +65.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +97.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +628.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +6260% |
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 B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +133.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +124.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +82.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +134.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +237.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 5493mg | 58mg | 236% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 2.2µg | 92% |
| Selenium | 0.5µg | 31.8µg | 57% |
| Zinc | 0.87mg | 6.34mg | 50% |
| Manganese | 1.018mg | 44% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.073g | 8.443g | 38% |
| Protein | 8.14g | 24.85g | 33% |
| Fats | 0.57g | 19.02g | 28% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 0.5mg | 27% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 78mg | 26% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.088g | 9.171g | 23% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 5.149mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 74mg | 23mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1.45mg | 2.4mg | 12% |
| Calories | 53kcal | 271kcal | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 0.301mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 6% | |
| Copper | 0.043mg | 0.085mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 435mg | 279mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.263g | 0.896g | 4% |
| Fiber | 0.8g | 0g | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 0.074mg | 3% |
| Choline | 18.3mg | 3% | |
| Carbs | 4.93g | 0g | 2% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 12mg | 2% |
| Folate | 14µg | 6µg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 6IU | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 7µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 4.13g | 0g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 0g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 166mg | 163mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0.278mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.271mg | 1.171mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 1.157mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.537mg | 2.142mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.381mg | 2.38mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.097mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0.997mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.332mg | 1.242mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.174mg | 0.931mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.013g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +28% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2716.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +205.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +3236.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.1% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +10321.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +240.7% |
