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Soy sauce vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and tomatoes

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, tomatoes have more vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 239% more.
  • Soy sauce has 9 times more manganese than tomatoes. Soy sauce has 1.018mg of manganese, while tomatoes have 0.114mg.
  • Tomatoes are lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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%
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.5%
Contains more IronIron +437%
Contains more ZincZinc +411.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +591.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +793%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.2%
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%
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +768.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +269.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
Contains more CholineCholine +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Tomato DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 5mg 239%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.114mg 39%
Phosphorus 166mg 24mg 20%
Iron 1.45mg 0.27mg 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.7mg 15%
Magnesium 74mg 11mg 15%
Protein 8.14g 0.88g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.019mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 0.594mg 10%
Vitamin K 0µg 7.9µg 7%
Potassium 435mg 237mg 6%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.17mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 42µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.08mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.089mg 4%
Choline 18.3mg 6.7mg 2%
Calories 53kcal 18kcal 2%
Fructose 0g 1.37g 2%
Fiber 0.8g 1.2g 2%
Copper 0.043mg 0.059mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 10mg 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.57g 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.083g 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 2.69g N/A
Carbs 4.93g 3.89g 0%
Sugar 0.4g 2.63g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.037mg 0%
Folate 14µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.014mg 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
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +825%
Contains more FatsFats +185%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2882.4%
Contains more WaterWater +32.8%

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
Tomato
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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +216.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Tomato
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48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +316.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

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

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