Sugar vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sugar and soy sauce different?
- Soy sauce is higher than sugar in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and zinc.
- Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 239% more than sugar.
- Sugar is lower in sodium.
- Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than soy sauce (15).
Sugars, granulated 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 | -100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +20% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +21650% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2800% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +514.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +8600% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +25350% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +768.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 1mg | 5493mg | 239% |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 1.018mg | 44% |
| Carbs | 99.98g | 4.93g | 32% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 166mg | 24% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 74mg | 18% |
| Iron | 0.05mg | 1.45mg | 18% |
| Calories | 387kcal | 53kcal | 17% |
| Protein | 0g | 8.14g | 16% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 2.196mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 435mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.148mg | 11% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.165mg | 11% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.87mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.297mg | 6% |
| Folate | 0µg | 14µg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.007mg | 0.043mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0.8g | 3% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.033mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 33mg | 3% |
| Choline | 0mg | 18.3mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.263g | 2% |
| Fats | 0g | 0.57g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 99.98g | 4.13g | N/A |
| Sugar | 99.8g | 0.4g | N/A |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.073g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.088g | 0% |
| 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 CarbsCarbs | +1928% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +355650% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +99700% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
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