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Soy milk vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy milk and cashew?

  • Cashew is richer than soy milk in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 230% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in soy milk is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cashew is lower.

We used Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw types 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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1068%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +459.3%
Contains more IronIron +943.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1614.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +4716.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1040.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +642.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.6%

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%
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +718.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +605%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +441.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1036.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.128mg 2.195mg 230%
Phosphorus 52mg 593mg 77%
Iron 0.64mg 6.68mg 76%
Fats 1.75g 43.85g 65%
Magnesium 25mg 292mg 64%
Manganese 0.223mg 1.655mg 62%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 23.797g 58%
Zinc 0.12mg 5.78mg 51%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 7.845g 46%
Saturated fat 0.205g 7.783g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.423mg 30%
Protein 3.27g 18.22g 30%
Selenium 4.8µg 19.9µg 27%
Vitamin K 3µg 34.1µg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.417mg 26%
Calories 54kcal 553kcal 25%
Potassium 118mg 660mg 16%
Fiber 0.6g 3.3g 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.864mg 10%
Carbs 6.28g 30.19g 8%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.9mg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 1.062mg 3%
Folate 18µg 25µg 2%
Sodium 51mg 12mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 37mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.058mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +1593.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +457.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2405.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +380.7%
Contains more OtherOther +290.8%

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
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5834.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +716.3%

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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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.