Soy sauce vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between soy sauce and caviar

Soy sauce has more manganese; however, caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, choline, vitamin B5, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
Caviar covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 833% more than soy sauce.
Caviar contains 20 times less manganese than soy sauce. Soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, while caviar contains 0.05mg.
Caviar has less sodium.
The glycemic index of soy sauce is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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.

Soy sauce

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1936%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+305.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+733.3%
Contains more IronIron	+719.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+155.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+114.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13000%

~equal in Zinc ~0.95mg

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.

Soy sauce

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+1730%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+475.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+275.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1078.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+257.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	20µg	833%
Cholesterol	0mg	588mg	196%
Sodium	5493mg	1500mg	174%
Iron	1.45mg	11.88mg	130%
Selenium	0.5µg	65.5µg	118%
Choline	18.3mg	490.9mg	86%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	3.5mg	64%
Magnesium	74mg	300mg	54%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	7.405g	48%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.05mg	42%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.62mg	35%
Protein	8.14g	24.6g	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	271µg	30%
Fats	0.57g	17.9g	27%
Phosphorus	166mg	356mg	27%
Calcium	33mg	275mg	24%
Saturated fat	0.073g	4.06g	18%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	117 IU	15%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.9µg	15%
Vitamin E	0mg	1.89mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.19mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0.12mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.32mg	13%
Calories	53kcal	264kcal	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	4.631g	11%
Folate	14µg	50µg	9%
Potassium	435mg	181mg	7%
Copper	0.043mg	0.11mg	7%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.95mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	189g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.8	3	N/A
Net carbs	4.13g	4g	N/A
Carbs	4.93g	4g	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.229g	N/A