Spread vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are spread and soy sauce different?
- Spread is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, while soy sauce is higher in phosphorus and potassium.
- Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 206% more than spread.
- Soy sauce is lower in saturated fat.
- Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index (15) than spread (0).
Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3525% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 755mg | 5493mg | 206% |
Manganese | 1.018mg | 44% | |
Fats | 17.1g | 0.57g | 25% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 0.263g | 25% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 166mg | 24% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 0.088g | 19% |
Magnesium | 74mg | 18% | |
Iron | 1.45mg | 18% | |
Protein | 0g | 8.14g | 16% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.196mg | 14% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.165mg | 13% | |
Potassium | 12mg | 435mg | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.148mg | 11% | |
Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 0mg | 11% |
Saturated fat | 2.22g | 0.073g | 10% |
Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 0µg | 10% |
Zinc | 0.87mg | 8% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.297mg | 6% | |
Calories | 158kcal | 53kcal | 5% |
Copper | 0.043mg | 5% | |
Folate | 14µg | 4% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.033mg | 3% | |
Calcium | 33mg | 3% | |
Fiber | 0g | 0.8g | 3% |
Choline | 18.3mg | 3% | |
Carbs | 0g | 4.93g | 2% |
Selenium | 0.5µg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 0g | 4.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.4g | N/A |
Trans fat | 2.45g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.096mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.271mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.318mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.537mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.381mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.097mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.353mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.332mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.174mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +2900% |
Contains more WaterWater | +13.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +634.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +8536.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1413.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.7% |