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

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Important differences between star anise and soy milk

  • Star anise has more iron, manganese, copper, calcium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, potassium, and magnesium than soy milk.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 454% more.
  • Star anise contains 44 times more zinc than soy milk. Star anise contains 5.3mg of zinc, while soy milk contains 0.12mg.
  • Star anise has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of star anise is 89, while the glycemic index of soy milk is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, anise seed and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2484%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1121.2%
Contains more IronIron +5675%
Contains more CopperCopper +610.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +4316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +746.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +931.4%
~equal in Selenium ~4.8µg

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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +320.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +496.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +744.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Soy milk DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.64mg 454%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.223mg 90%
Copper 0.91mg 0.128mg 87%
Calcium 646mg 25mg 62%
Fiber 14.6g 0.6g 56%
Phosphorus 440mg 52mg 55%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.12mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.077mg 44%
Potassium 1441mg 118mg 39%
Magnesium 170mg 25mg 35%
Protein 17.6g 3.27g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.06mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.401g 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Fats 15.9g 1.75g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.069mg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.513mg 16%
Carbs 50.02g 6.28g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.961g 15%
Calories 337kcal 54kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.373mg 8%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 16mg 51mg 2%
Folate 10µg 18µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.205g 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 3.99g N/A
Selenium 5µg 4.8µg 0%
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
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
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +438.2%
Contains more FatsFats +808.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +696.5%
Contains more OtherOther +967.7%
Contains more WaterWater +823%

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
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2338.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +227.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65%

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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 milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.