Soy sauce vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between soy sauce and lard

Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, and potassium; however, lard is higher in vitamin D*.
Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 239% more than lard.
Lard 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 Lard.

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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

Lard

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+690.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

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

Lard

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	0mg	239%
Saturated fat	0.073g	39.2g	178%
Fats	0.57g	100g	153%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	45.1g	113%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	11.2g	73%
Manganese	1.018mg	0mg	44%
Calories	53kcal	902kcal	42%
Cholesterol	0mg	95mg	32%
Phosphorus	166mg	0mg	24%
Magnesium	74mg	0mg	18%
Iron	1.45mg	0mg	18%
Protein	8.14g	0g	16%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0mg	14%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	102 IU	13%
Vitamin D	0µg	2.5µg	13%
Potassium	435mg	0mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0mg	11%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.11mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0mg	6%
Choline	18.3mg	49.7mg	6%
Copper	0.043mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.6mg	4%
Folate	14µg	0µg	4%
Calcium	33mg	0mg	3%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0mg	3%
Carbs	4.93g	0g	2%
Selenium	0.5µg	0.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	0g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal		N/A
Weight per 100 calories	189g	11g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.8	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	4.13g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0mg	0%