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Soy sauce vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy sauce and white bread

  • Soy sauce has more manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, white bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and calcium.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 218% more.
  • Soy sauce has 3 times more magnesium than white bread. Soy sauce has 74mg of magnesium, while white bread has 23mg.
  • White bread is lower in sodium.
  • White bread has a higher glycemic index than soy sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +221.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +336.4%
Contains more IronIron +149%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%

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%
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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1515.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +117.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +692.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce White bread DV% diff.
Sodium 5493mg 490mg 218%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.533mg 42%
Selenium 0.5µg 22µg 39%
Iron 1.45mg 3.61mg 27%
Folate 14µg 111µg 24%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.536mg 21%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 4.78mg 16%
Carbs 4.93g 49.42g 15%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Magnesium 74mg 23mg 12%
Calories 53kcal 266kcal 11%
Calcium 33mg 144mg 11%
Phosphorus 166mg 98mg 10%
Potassium 435mg 126mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 1.602g 9%
Fiber 0.8g 2.7g 8%
Copper 0.043mg 0.101mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.243mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 0.087mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.536mg 5%
Fats 0.57g 3.33g 4%
Saturated fat 0.073g 0.698g 3%
Fructose 0g 2.43g 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.22mg 1%
Protein 8.14g 8.85g 1%
Choline 18.3mg 14.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 0.599g 1%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.74mg 1%
Net carbs 4.13g 46.72g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 5.67g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.027g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +95.4%
Contains more OtherOther +668.2%
Contains more FatsFats +484.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +902.4%
~equal in Protein ~8.85g

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
24% 21% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +580.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +509.1%

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
87% 4% 6% 4%
Starch: 37.17 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 2.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +423.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/nutrients

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

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