Soy milk vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy milk and chicken meat different?

Soy milk is higher in manganese; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken meat is 50% higher.
Soy milk contains 11 times more manganese than chicken meat. While soy milk contains 0.223mg of manganese, chicken meat contains only 0.02mg.
Soy milk has less saturated fat.
Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than soy milk (37).

Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Soy milk

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+93.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1015%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+89%
Contains more IronIron	+96.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1516.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+397.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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.

Soy milk

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+25%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1554.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+176.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+419.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+179.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.513mg	8.487mg	50%
Protein	3.27g	27.3g	48%
Selenium	4.8µg	23.9µg	35%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.4mg	25%
Phosphorus	52mg	182mg	19%
Fats	1.75g	13.6g	18%
Zinc	0.12mg	1.94mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.205g	3.79g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.961g	2.97g	13%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.3µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.373mg	1.03mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.401g	5.34g	12%
Calories	54kcal	239kcal	9%
Manganese	0.223mg	0.02mg	9%
Choline	23.6mg	65.9mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.168mg	8%
Iron	0.64mg	1.26mg	8%
Copper	0.128mg	0.066mg	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	48µg	5%
Folate	18µg	5µg	3%
Potassium	118mg	223mg	3%
Carbs	6.28g	0g	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Calcium	25mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin K	3µg	2.4µg	1%
Sodium	51mg	82mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.27mg	1%
Net carbs	5.68g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Magnesium	25mg	23mg	0%
Sugar	3.99g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.063mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.108mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.114mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.186mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.027mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.113mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.117mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.061mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A