Soy milk vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between soy milk and ground beef

Soy milk has more manganese; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 104% more than soy milk.
Ground beef contains 25 times less manganese than soy milk. Soy milk contains 0.223mg of manganese, while ground beef contains 0.009mg.
Soy milk has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of soy milk is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+62%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2377.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+104.2%
Contains more IronIron	+254.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+219.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+297.9%

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+147.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+684.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+303.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+210.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.12mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.49µg	104%
Zinc	0.12mg	5.84mg	52%
Protein	3.27g	23.87g	41%
Cholesterol	0mg	88mg	29%
Saturated fat	0.205g	6.073g	27%
Selenium	4.8µg	19.1µg	26%
Vitamin B3	0.513mg	4.026mg	22%
Fats	1.75g	15.37g	21%
Iron	0.64mg	2.27mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.311mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.401g	7.322g	17%
Phosphorus	52mg	166mg	16%
Calories	54kcal	241kcal	9%
Choline	23.6mg	73.2mg	9%
Manganese	0.223mg	0.009mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.171mg	8%
Copper	0.128mg	0.079mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.961g	0.408g	4%
Potassium	118mg	241mg	4%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.373mg	0.512mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Magnesium	25mg	17mg	2%
Carbs	6.28g	0g	2%
Sodium	51mg	73mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.051mg	1%
Calcium	25mg	33mg	1%
Net carbs	5.68g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	3.99g	0g	N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	3µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.12mg	0%
Vitamin K	3µg	2.9µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.108mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.114mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	0.186mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.027mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.113mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.117mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.061mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A