Salsa vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and soy milk different?

Salsa is richer in iron, vitamin A, and vitamin B6, while soy milk is higher in selenium.
Salsa covers your daily need for iron, 20% more than soy milk.
Salsa contains 183 times more vitamin A than soy milk. Salsa contains 550 IU of vitamin A, while soy milk contains 3 IU.
Soy milk is lower in sodium.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified types were used in this article.

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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.

Salsa

Soy milk

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+128.8%
Contains more IronIron	+250%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+108.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1100%

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.

Salsa

Soy milk

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+130%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.24mg	0.64mg	20%
Sodium	430mg	51mg	16%
Manganese		0.223mg	10%
Selenium	0.4µg	4.8µg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.373mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.149mg	0.077mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.107g	0.961g	6%
Protein	1.5g	3.27g	4%
Vitamin C	4mg	0mg	4%
Potassium	270mg	118mg	4%
Copper	0.096mg	0.128mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.08mg	0.513mg	4%
Choline		23.6mg	4%
Fiber	1.4g	0.6g	3%
Phosphorus	30mg	52mg	3%
Vitamin A	28µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.069mg	3%
Vitamin K		3µg	3%
Fats	0.2g	1.75g	2%
Magnesium	16mg	25mg	2%
Calories	36kcal	54kcal	1%
Calcium	12mg	25mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.06mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.029g	0.205g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.401g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.2g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	240kcal	165kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	185g	N/A
Net carbs	5.6g	5.68g	N/A
Carbs	7g	6.28g	0%
Sugar		3.99g	N/A
Zinc	0.17mg	0.12mg	0%
Folate	19µg	18µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.038mg	0%
Threonine		0.108mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.114mg	0%
Leucine		0.186mg	0%
Lysine		0.131mg	0%
Methionine		0.027mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.113mg	0%
Valine		0.117mg	0%
Histidine		0.061mg	0%