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Soy sauce vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soy sauce and tea

  • The amount of manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B6, and zinc in soy sauce is higher than in tea.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than tea.
  • Tea has 166 times less phosphorus than soy sauce. Soy sauce has 166mg of phosphorus, while tea has 1mg.
  • Tea contains less sodium.
  • Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of tea is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2316.7%
Contains more IronIron +14400%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +8600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +159.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14700%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +6000%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Tea DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 4mg 239%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.392mg 27%
Phosphorus 166mg 1mg 24%
Iron 1.45mg 0.01mg 18%
Magnesium 74mg 2mg 17%
Protein 8.14g 0.06g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.032mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.003mg 12%
Potassium 435mg 18mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.001mg 11%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.01mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.013mg 6%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.043mg 0.011mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Choline 18.3mg 0.3mg 3%
Calories 53kcal 1kcal 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Fiber 0.8g 0g 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0g 2%
Carbs 4.93g 0.17g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.02g N/A
Saturated fat 0.073g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13466.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2800%
Contains more OtherOther +10040%
Contains more WaterWater +40%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.