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Star anise vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and soy sauce

  • Soy sauce has less iron, copper, calcium, manganese, fiber, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 444% more than soy sauce.
  • Soy sauce contains 21 times less copper than star anise. Star anise contains 0.91mg of copper, while soy sauce contains 0.043mg.
  • Star anise has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of star anise is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +129.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1857.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +231.3%
Contains more IronIron +2449%
Contains more CopperCopper +2016.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +509.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +930.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +339.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Soy sauce DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 1.45mg 444%
Sodium 16mg 5493mg 238%
Copper 0.91mg 0.043mg 96%
Calcium 646mg 33mg 61%
Manganese 2.3mg 1.018mg 56%
Fiber 14.6g 0.8g 55%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.87mg 40%
Phosphorus 440mg 166mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.148mg 39%
Potassium 1441mg 435mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.033mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.088g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.57g 24%
Magnesium 170mg 74mg 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.263g 19%
Protein 17.6g 8.14g 19%
Carbs 50.02g 4.93g 15%
Calories 337kcal 53kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.165mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.297mg 10%
Selenium 5µg 0.5µg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 2.196mg 5%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.073g 2%
Folate 10µg 14µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 4.13g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2689.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +914.6%
Contains more WaterWater +645.8%
Contains more OtherOther +119.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11013.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1097.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.