Tempeh vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between tempeh and soy sauce?
- Tempeh is richer than soy sauce in copper, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B6.
- Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% more.
- Tempeh has 35 times more saturated fat than soy sauce. While tempeh has 2.539g of saturated fat, soy sauce has only 0.073g.
We used Tempeh and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +236.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +86.2% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1202.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +31% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +60.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +27.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 | +136.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +117% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +20.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +45.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +71.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 9mg | 5493mg | 238% |
| Copper | 0.56mg | 0.043mg | 57% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.3g | 0.263g | 27% |
| Protein | 20.29g | 8.14g | 24% |
| Fats | 10.8g | 0.57g | 16% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 1.45mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.358mg | 0.165mg | 15% |
| Phosphorus | 266mg | 166mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 1.3mg | 1.018mg | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 2.539g | 0.073g | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 3.205g | 0.088g | 8% |
| Calcium | 111mg | 33mg | 8% |
| Calories | 192kcal | 53kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.215mg | 0.148mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.078mg | 0.033mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 0.8g | 3% | |
| Choline | 18.3mg | 3% | |
| Folate | 24µg | 14µg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.64mg | 2.196mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.08µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Zinc | 1.14mg | 0.87mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 81mg | 74mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 412mg | 435mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 0.5µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 7.64g | 4.93g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 7.64g | 4.13g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.4g | N/A | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.278mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.194mg | 0.096mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.796mg | 0.271mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.88mg | 0.318mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.43mg | 0.537mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.908mg | 0.381mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.175mg | 0.097mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.893mg | 0.353mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.92mg | 0.332mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.466mg | 0.174mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +149.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1794.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +55% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +19.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +838.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3542% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1535% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.1% |
