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Soy sauce vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and wakame

  • Soy sauce has more phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, wakame has more folate, copper, manganese, calcium, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 201% more.
  • Soy sauce has 74 times more vitamin B6 than wakame. Soy sauce has 0.148mg of vitamin B6, while wakame has 0.002mg.
  • Wakame is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +770%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +354.5%
Contains more IronIron +50.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +560.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7300%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Wakame DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 872mg 201%
Folate 14µg 196µg 46%
Copper 0.043mg 0.284mg 27%
Manganese 1.018mg 1.4mg 17%
Calcium 33mg 150mg 12%
Phosphorus 166mg 80mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.002mg 11%
Potassium 435mg 50mg 11%
Protein 8.14g 3.03g 10%
Iron 1.45mg 2.18mg 9%
Magnesium 74mg 107mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.697mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.23mg 5%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.38mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 1.6mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Carbs 4.93g 9.14g 1%
Choline 18.3mg 13.9mg 1%
Fiber 0.8g 0.5g 1%
Calories 53kcal 45kcal 0%
Fats 0.57g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.65g N/A
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.13g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.058g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.218g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g N/A

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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.6%
Contains more OtherOther +111.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.4%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.6%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.