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Soy sauce vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy sauce and yeast different?

  • Yeast is higher than soy sauce in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Yeast covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 913% more than soy sauce.
  • Soy sauce contains 108 times more sodium than yeast. Soy sauce contains 5493mg of sodium, while yeast contains 51mg.

Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry types were used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.5%
Contains more IronIron +49.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +914%
Contains more ZincZinc +812.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +283.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1480%
~equal in Calcium ~30mg

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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33203%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2324.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1730.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +913.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16614.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy sauce Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 10.99mg 913%
Folate 14µg 2340µg 582%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 4mg 295%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 13.5mg 264%
Vitamin B3 2.196mg 40.2mg 238%
Sodium 5493mg 51mg 237%
Vitamin B6 0.148mg 1.5mg 104%
Fiber 0.8g 26.9g 104%
Phosphorus 166mg 637mg 67%
Protein 8.14g 40.44g 65%
Zinc 0.87mg 7.94mg 64%
Copper 0.043mg 0.436mg 44%
Manganese 1.018mg 0.312mg 31%
Potassium 435mg 955mg 15%
Calories 53kcal 325kcal 14%
Selenium 0.5µg 7.9µg 13%
Carbs 4.93g 41.22g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.088g 4.309g 11%
Fats 0.57g 7.61g 11%
Iron 1.45mg 2.17mg 9%
Magnesium 74mg 54mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.073g 1.001g 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.263g 0.017g 2%
Choline 18.3mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 4.13g 14.32g N/A
Calcium 33mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.271mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.318mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.537mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.097mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.353mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.332mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.174mg 0.91mg 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
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +1300.6%
Contains more OtherOther +169.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +396.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1235.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +736.1%

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
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1447.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4796.6%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/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.