Flaxseed oil vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between flaxseed oil and soy sauce

Flaxseed oil has more fats; however, soy sauce is richer in manganese, phosphorus, protein, magnesium, iron, potassium, and zinc.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than flaxseed oil.
Soy sauce has 174 times less fats than flaxseed oil. Flaxseed oil has 99.01g of fats, while soy sauce has 0.57g.
Soy sauce contains less saturated fat.
Soy sauce has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of flaxseed oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Flaxseed oil

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+55.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+393.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1303.2%
Contains more IronIron	+326.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+514.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+622%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Flaxseed oil

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	48.93g		3058%
Polyunsaturated fat	64.876g	0.263g	431%
Sodium	6mg	5493mg	239%
Fats	99.01g	0.57g	151%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	15.679g		92%
Monounsaturated fat	20.634g	0.088g	51%
Calories	878kcal	53kcal	41%
Saturated fat	9.047g	0.073g	41%
Manganese	0.141mg	1.018mg	38%
Phosphorus	27mg	166mg	20%
Protein	0.37g	8.14g	16%
Magnesium	15mg	74mg	14%
Iron	0.34mg	1.45mg	14%
Vitamin B3		2.196mg	14%
Vitamin B2		0.165mg	13%
Potassium	31mg	435mg	12%
Vitamin B6		0.148mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.297mg	6%
Zinc	0.31mg	0.87mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.71mg	0mg	5%
Folate		14µg	4%
Fiber		0.8g	3%
Copper	0.067mg	0.043mg	3%
Vitamin B1		0.033mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.3µg	0µg	3%
Choline		18.3mg	3%
Carbs	0.39g	4.93g	2%
Calcium	9mg	33mg	2%
Selenium		0.5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.04g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	23730kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	11g	189g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	9.5	4.8	N/A
Net carbs	0.39g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Trans fat	0.184g	0g	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%
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.077g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.034g		N/A