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Soybean vs. Drinking water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between soybeans and drinking water

  • The amount of iron, copper, manganese, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and potassium in soybeans is higher than in drinking water.
  • Soybeans cover your daily iron needs 64% more than drinking water.
  • Soybeans have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybeans is 14, while the glycemic index of drinking water is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Beverages, water, tap, drinking.

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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.
Soybean
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.3% 0.27% 0% 0.52% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +3970%
Contains more ZincZinc +11400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Soybean
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 5.7% 0% 7% 0% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41% 26%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soybean Drinking water DV% diff.
Iron 5.14mg 0mg 64%
Copper 0.407mg 0.01mg 44%
Manganese 0.824mg 0mg 36%
Protein 18.21g 0g 36%
Phosphorus 245mg 0mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.064g 0g 34%
Fiber 6g 0g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.285mg 0mg 22%
Magnesium 86mg 1mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.234mg 0mg 18%
Vitamin K 19.2µg 0µg 16%
Potassium 515mg 0mg 15%
Fats 8.97g 0g 14%
Folate 54µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0mg 13%
Selenium 7.3µg 0µg 13%
Zinc 1.15mg 0.01mg 10%
Calcium 102mg 3mg 10%
Choline 47.5mg 0mg 9%
Calories 172kcal 0kcal 9%
Saturated fat 1.297g 0g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.981g 0g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 8.36g 0g 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.399mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 2.36g 0g N/A
Sugar 3g 0g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.449mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1810%
Contains more WaterWater +59.7%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/nutrients
  2. Drinking water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173647/nutrients

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

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