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Soybean meal vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soybean meal and cassava

  • Cassava has less copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5 than soybean meal.
  • Soybean meal covers your daily need for copper, 211% more than cassava.
  • Soybean meal has 51 times more iron than cassava. While soybean meal has 13.7mg of iron, cassava has only 0.27mg.
  • The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy meal, defatted, raw and Cassava, 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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1357.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +818.8%
Contains more IronIron +4974.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1388.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2496.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +889.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +371.4%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +694.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +422.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1746.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +546.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1022.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Cassava DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.1mg 211%
Iron 13.7mg 0.27mg 168%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.384mg 149%
Phosphorus 701mg 27mg 96%
Protein 49.2g 1.36g 96%
Folate 303µg 27µg 69%
Magnesium 306mg 21mg 68%
Potassium 2490mg 271mg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.087mg 50%
Zinc 5.06mg 0.34mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.088mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.107mg 37%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.6mg 23%
Calcium 244mg 16mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.048mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 0.854mg 11%
Calories 337kcal 160kcal 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.048g 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Selenium 3.3µg 0.7µg 5%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Fats 2.39g 0.28g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.075g 1%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.074g 1%
Carbs 35.89g 38.06g 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 3mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3517.6%
Contains more FatsFats +753.6%
Contains more OtherOther +800%
Contains more WaterWater +759.9%
~equal in Carbs ~38.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +445.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2077.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.4%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.