Salsa vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between salsa and soy sauce

Salsa has more iron and copper, while soy sauce has more phosphorus, protein, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 220% higher.
Soy sauce contains 2 times less copper than salsa. Salsa contains 0.096mg of copper, while soy sauce contains 0.043mg.
The amount of sodium in salsa is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa 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.

Salsa

Soy sauce

Contains more IronIron	+54.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+362.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+411.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+453.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+25%

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.

Salsa

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+51.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+35.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.148mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	430mg	5493mg	220%
Manganese		1.018mg	44%
Phosphorus	30mg	166mg	19%
Magnesium	16mg	74mg	14%
Protein	1.5g	8.14g	13%
Iron	2.24mg	1.45mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.165mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.08mg	2.196mg	7%
Copper	0.096mg	0.043mg	6%
Zinc	0.17mg	0.87mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.297mg	6%
Potassium	270mg	435mg	5%
Vitamin C	4mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin A	28µg	0µg	3%
Choline		18.3mg	3%
Calcium	12mg	33mg	2%
Fiber	1.4g	0.8g	2%
Calories	36kcal	53kcal	1%
Fats	0.2g	0.57g	1%
Carbs	7g	4.93g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.033mg	1%
Folate	19µg	14µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.107g	0.263g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.2g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	240kcal	65kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	189g	N/A
Net carbs	5.6g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Selenium	0.4µg	0.5µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0.148mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.029g	0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.088g	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%