Margarine vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between margarine and soy sauce

Margarine has more fats, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin E; however, soy sauce is richer in phosphorus, protein, iron, and magnesium.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than margarine.
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 margarine is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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.

Margarine

Soy sauce

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+2366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2316.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2316.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
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.

Margarine

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+345.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+9447.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1544.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	2mg	5493mg	239%
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	0.263g	160%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	21.522g		127%
Fats	80.71g	0.57g	123%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	0.088g	97%
Vitamin A	819µg	0µg	91%
Vitamin K	93µg	0µg	78%
Saturated fat	15.189g	0.073g	69%
Vitamin E	9mg	0mg	60%
Manganese		1.018mg	44%
Calories	717kcal	53kcal	33%
Phosphorus	5mg	166mg	23%
Magnesium	3mg	74mg	17%
Iron	0.06mg	1.45mg	17%
Protein	0.16g	8.14g	16%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	2.196mg	14%
Potassium	18mg	435mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.148mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.165mg	10%
Zinc	0mg	0.87mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.297mg	6%
Copper	0mg	0.043mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0µg	4%
Calcium	3mg	33mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Folate	1µg	14µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.033mg	2%
Carbs	0.7g	4.93g	1%
Selenium	0µg	0.5µg	1%
Choline	12.4mg	18.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.02g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	44813kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	189g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	4.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.7g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.4g	N/A
Trans fat	14.89g	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 (DPA)	0.006g	0g	N/A