Soy sauce vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy sauce and soy milk

Soy sauce has more manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, potassium, and vitamin B2, while soy milk has more copper and selenium.
Soy sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 237% more than soy milk.
Soy sauce contains 5 times more manganese than soy milk. While soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, soy milk contains only 0.223mg.
The amount of sodium in soy milk is lower.
Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy sauce is 15, while the glycemic index of soy milk is 37.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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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

Soy milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+196%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+268.6%
Contains more IronIron	+126.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+219.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+356.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+197.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+860%

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

Soy milk

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+328.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	51mg	237%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.223mg	35%
Phosphorus	166mg	52mg	16%
Magnesium	74mg	25mg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	0.513mg	11%
Protein	8.14g	3.27g	10%
Iron	1.45mg	0.64mg	10%
Potassium	435mg	118mg	9%
Copper	0.043mg	0.128mg	9%
Selenium	0.5µg	4.8µg	8%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.12mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.069mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.077mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	0.961g	5%
Vitamin K	0µg	3µg	3%
Fats	0.57g	1.75g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.06mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.373mg	2%
Calcium	33mg	25mg	1%
Fiber	0.8g	0.6g	1%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Folate	14µg	18µg	1%
Choline	18.3mg	23.6mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.073g	0.205g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	0.401g	1%
Calories	53kcal	54kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	165kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	189g	185g	N/A
Net carbs	4.13g	5.68g	N/A
Carbs	4.93g	6.28g	0%
Sugar	0.4g	3.99g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	0.108mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.114mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	0.186mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.027mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.113mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.117mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.061mg	0%