Soy sauce vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soy sauce and salsa

Soy sauce has more phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc, while salsa has more vitamin A, iron, and copper.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 220% higher.
Salsa contains 6 times less phosphorus than soy sauce. Soy sauce contains 166mg of phosphorus, while salsa contains 30mg.
The amount of sodium in salsa is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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

Salsa

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%

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

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

Salsa

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

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

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.149mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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