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Soy milk vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soy milk and baby food

  • Soy milk has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, fiber, vitamin E, and copper.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 586% more than soy milk.
  • The glycemic index of baby food is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2832%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +270.3%
Contains more IronIron +7321.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +653.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +439.6%

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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3963.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3837.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6666.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~23.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.64mg 47.5mg 586%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 34.714mg 214%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 2.717mg 204%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 2.438mg 198%
Calcium 25mg 733mg 71%
Phosphorus 52mg 392mg 49%
Selenium 4.8µg 25.9µg 38%
Fiber 0.6g 7.5g 28%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 3.68mg 24%
Copper 0.128mg 0.334mg 23%
Carbs 6.28g 73.4g 22%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.4mg 21%
Protein 3.27g 12.2g 18%
Magnesium 25mg 100mg 18%
Calories 54kcal 379kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 1.074mg 14%
Manganese 0.223mg 10%
Potassium 118mg 437mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.189mg 9%
Folate 18µg 43µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 1.697g 5%
Fats 1.75g 4.4g 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.769g 3%
Sodium 51mg 3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 1.206g 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 23.6mg 23.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1214.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +273.1%
Contains more FatsFats +151.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1068.8%
Contains more OtherOther +407.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +76.6%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.