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Avocado vs. Soybean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between avocados and soybeans?

  • Avocados are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin E, and vitamin C, while soybeans are higher in iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B2.
  • Soybeans' daily need coverage for iron is 57% higher.
  • Soybeans have 8 times less vitamin B5 than avocados. Avocados have 1.389mg of vitamin B5, while soybeans have 0.179mg.
  • Avocados have a higher glycemic index (40) than soybeans (14).

We used Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 31% 45% 193% 136% 31% 105% 0.13% 107% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +196.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more IronIron +834.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +371.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +480.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1725%
~equal in Potassium ~515mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 33% 0% 2.3% 41% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5.7% 0% 0% 7% 39% 66% 7.5% 11% 54% 0% 48% 41%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +488.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +491.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +335.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +676%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.234mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~19.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Soybean DV% diff.
Iron 0.55mg 5.14mg 57%
Protein 2g 18.21g 32%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.824mg 30%
Phosphorus 52mg 245mg 28%
Copper 0.19mg 0.407mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.179mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 5.064g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 1.981g 20%
Magnesium 29mg 86mg 14%
Selenium 0.4µg 7.3µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.35mg 11%
Fats 14.66g 8.97g 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.7mg 9%
Calcium 12mg 102mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.399mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.155mg 7%
Folate 81µg 54µg 7%
Choline 14.2mg 47.5mg 6%
Zinc 0.64mg 1.15mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.126g 1.297g 4%
Fiber 6.7g 6g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.234mg 2%
Vitamin K 21µg 19.2µg 2%
Calories 160kcal 172kcal 1%
Potassium 485mg 515mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 11g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 800kcal 94kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 58g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.5 5.4 N/A
Net carbs 1.83g 2.36g N/A
Carbs 8.53g 8.36g 0%
Sugar 0.66g 3g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.723mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.807mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 1.108mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.224mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.831mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.449mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
18% 9% 8% 63% 2%
Protein: 18.21 g
Fats: 8.97 g
Carbs: 8.36 g
Water: 62.55 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more FatsFats +63.4%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +810.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.9%
~equal in Carbs ~8.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.297 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.981 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +394.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +178.9%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Soybean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174271/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.