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Soy milk vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy milk and table salt?

  • Soy milk is richer than table salt in copper, selenium, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B2.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1683% more.
  • The amount of sodium in soy milk is lower.
  • The glycemic index of table salt is lower.

We used Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Salt, table 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1375%
Contains more IronIron +93.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +123%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4700%
~equal in Calcium ~24mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 51mg 38758mg 1683%
Copper 0.128mg 0.03mg 11%
Selenium 4.8µg 0.1µg 9%
Phosphorus 52mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.27g 0g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0g 6%
Magnesium 25mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.1mg 5%
Folate 18µg 0µg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.64mg 0.33mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Calories 54kcal 0kcal 3%
Fats 1.75g 0g 3%
Potassium 118mg 8mg 3%
Carbs 6.28g 0g 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 0g N/A
Calcium 25mg 24mg 0%
Sugar 3.99g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43925%
Contains more OtherOther +15253.8%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.