Soy milk vs. Margarine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between soy milk and margarine?

Soy milk is higher in copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
Margarine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 75% more.
The amount of saturated fat in soy milk is lower.
The glycemic index of margarine is lower.

We used Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified and Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt types 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.

Soy milk

Margarine

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+555.6%
Contains more IronIron	+966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+940%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.1%

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 milk

Margarine

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+755.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3000%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.961g	24.302g	156%
Fats	1.75g	80.71g	121%
Monounsaturated fat	0.401g	38.877g	96%
Vitamin A	0µg	819µg	91%
Vitamin K	3µg	93µg	75%
Saturated fat	0.205g	15.189g	68%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	9mg	59%
Calories	54kcal	717kcal	33%
Copper	0.128mg	0mg	14%
Manganese	0.223mg		10%
Selenium	4.8µg	0µg	9%
Iron	0.64mg	0.06mg	7%
Phosphorus	52mg	5mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.373mg		7%
Protein	3.27g	0.16g	6%
Magnesium	25mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.009mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.06mg	0.01mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.1µg	4%
Folate	18µg	1µg	4%
Potassium	118mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.513mg	0.023mg	3%
Carbs	6.28g	0.7g	2%
Calcium	25mg	3mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Sodium	51mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.037mg	2%
Choline	23.6mg	12.4mg	2%
Zinc	0.12mg	0mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	0.02g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	165kcal	44813kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	185g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.6	4.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	5.68g	0.7g	N/A
Sugar	3.99g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	14.89g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		21.522g	N/A