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Soy milk vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy milk and taro different?

  • Soy milk is richer in selenium and polyunsaturated fat, while taro is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin E, fiber, potassium, and manganese.
  • Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 16% more than soy milk.
  • Soy milk contains 12 times more polyunsaturated fat than taro. Soy milk contains 0.961g of polyunsaturated fat, while taro contains 0.083g.
  • Taro is lower in sugar.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index (54) than soy milk (37).

Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Taro, raw types were 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.
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 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +16.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +585.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.7%

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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +267.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.283mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 2.38mg 15%
Potassium 118mg 591mg 14%
Fiber 0.6g 4.1g 14%
Carbs 6.28g 26.46g 7%
Selenium 4.8µg 0.7µg 7%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.383mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0.083g 6%
Phosphorus 52mg 84mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Copper 0.128mg 0.172mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 1.5g 4%
Calories 54kcal 112kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.025mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.095mg 3%
Sodium 51mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 1µg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.2g 2%
Calcium 25mg 43mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 33mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0.016g 1%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.041g 1%
Folate 18µg 22µg 1%
Choline 23.6mg 17.3mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.303mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.6mg 1%
Iron 0.64mg 0.55mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.23mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.034mg 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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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more WaterWater +24.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +321.3%
Contains more OtherOther +84.6%

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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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2406.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1057.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.