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Soybean meal vs. Okara — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soybean meal and okara different?

  • Soybean meal has more copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B5 than okara.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for soybean meal is 200% higher.
  • Soybean meal contains 35 times more vitamin B1 than okara. While soybean meal contains 0.691mg of vitamin B1, okara contains only 0.02mg.

Soy meal, defatted, raw and Okara are the varieties 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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 24% 19% 49% 67% 15% 26% 1.2% 53% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1076.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +205%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1069%
Contains more IronIron +953.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +803.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1068.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +840.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +221.2%

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%
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 1.9% 5.3% 27% 0% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3355%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1155%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2487%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +394.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1065.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
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~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean meal Okara DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.2mg 200%
Iron 13.7mg 1.3mg 155%
Manganese 3.8mg 0.404mg 148%
Phosphorus 701mg 60mg 92%
Protein 49.2g 3.52g 91%
Folate 303µg 26µg 69%
Magnesium 306mg 26mg 67%
Potassium 2490mg 213mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.691mg 0.02mg 56%
Zinc 5.06mg 0.56mg 41%
Vitamin B5 1.976mg 0.088mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.569mg 0.115mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.02mg 18%
Calcium 244mg 80mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.587mg 0.1mg 16%
Calories 337kcal 76kcal 13%
Selenium 3.3µg 10.6µg 13%
Carbs 35.89g 12.23g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.045g 0.755g 2%
Fats 2.39g 1.73g 1%
Net carbs 35.89g 12.23g N/A
Sodium 3mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.268g 0.193g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.409g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.653mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 1.952mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 2.18mg 0.159mg 0%
Leucine 3.66mg 0.244mg 0%
Lysine 2.991mg 0.212mg 0%
Methionine 0.606mg 0.041mg 0%
Phenylalanine 2.346mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 2.243mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 1.212mg 0.093mg 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
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4% 2% 12% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 1.73 g
Carbs: 12.23 g
Water: 81.64 g
Other: 0.88 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1297.7%
Contains more FatsFats +38.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.5%
Contains more OtherOther +534.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1076.4%

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
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16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.193 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.755 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28%

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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. Okara - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172452/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.