Hoisin sauce vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are hoisin sauce and soy sauce different?

Hoisin sauce is richer in carbs, copper, and fiber, while soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, protein, potassium, and vitamin B6.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium 169% more than hoisin sauce.
Hoisin sauce contains 9 times more carbs than soy sauce. Hoisin sauce contains 44.08g of carbs, while soy sauce contains 4.93g.
Hoisin sauce is lower in sodium.

Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types were used in this article.

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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.

Hoisin sauce

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+197.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+260%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+265.5%
Contains more IronIron	+43.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+336.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300.8%

~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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.

Hoisin sauce

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+64.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+87.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+336.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+138.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1615mg	5493mg	169%
Manganese	0.254mg	1.018mg	33%
Phosphorus	38mg	166mg	18%
Carbs	44.08g	4.93g	13%
Magnesium	24mg	74mg	12%
Protein	3.31g	8.14g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.698g	0.263g	10%
Potassium	119mg	435mg	9%
Copper	0.128mg	0.043mg	9%
Calories	220kcal	53kcal	8%
Fiber	2.8g	0.8g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.062mg	0.148mg	7%
Iron	1.01mg	1.45mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.17mg	2.196mg	6%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.87mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.068mg	0.297mg	5%
Fats	3.39g	0.57g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.165mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0mg	2%
Selenium	1.8µg	0.5µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.004mg	0.033mg	2%
Folate	23µg	14µg	2%
Choline	8mg	18.3mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.568g	0.073g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.963g	0.088g	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.5g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	665kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	189g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.7	4.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	41.28g	4.13g	N/A
Calcium	32mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	27.26g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.5µg	0µg	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%