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Soy milk vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between soy milk and seaweed

  • Soy milk has more selenium and vitamin B6; however, seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 53% more than soy milk.
  • Seaweed contains 39 times less vitamin B6 than soy milk. Soy milk contains 0.077mg of vitamin B6, while seaweed contains 0.002mg.
  • Soy milk has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Seaweed, kelp, raw.

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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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +585.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +572%
Contains more IronIron +345.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
~equal in Copper ~0.13mg

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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3750%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2100%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.47mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Seaweed DV% diff.
Vitamin K 3µg 66µg 53%
Folate 18µg 180µg 41%
Iron 0.64mg 2.85mg 28%
Magnesium 25mg 121mg 23%
Calcium 25mg 168mg 14%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.23mg 10%
Sodium 51mg 233mg 8%
Selenium 4.8µg 0.7µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.002mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0.047g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.15mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.642mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.87mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 1.68g 3%
Fiber 0.6g 1.3g 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Choline 23.6mg 12.8mg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.56g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0.098g 1%
Calories 54kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.05mg 1%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 42mg 1%
Potassium 118mg 89mg 1%
Carbs 6.28g 9.57g 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 0.6g N/A
Copper 0.128mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.47mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.247g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.6%
Contains more FatsFats +212.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.4%
Contains more OtherOther +916.9%
~equal in Water ~81.58g

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +309.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1944.7%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/nutrients
  2. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.