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Soy milk vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy milk and tea?

  • Soy milk is higher in copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Soy milk's daily need coverage for copper is 13% more.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

We used Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +555.6%
Contains more IronIron +6300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1063.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.8%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1503.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2769.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +7766.7%
~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 Tea DV% diff.
Copper 0.128mg 0.011mg 13%
Selenium 4.8µg 0µg 9%
Iron 0.64mg 0.01mg 8%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.392mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.013mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 1mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.001mg 6%
Protein 3.27g 0.06g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.003mg 5%
Folate 18µg 0µg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.032mg 3%
Calories 54kcal 1kcal 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 118mg 18mg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0g 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Sodium 51mg 4mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 3mg 2%
Carbs 6.28g 0.17g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 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
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5350%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3594.1%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.1%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.