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Spread vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between spread and soy milk

  • Spread has more fats, vitamin E, and vitamin K; however, soy milk is higher in protein and phosphorus.
  • Spread covers your daily sodium needs 31% more than soy milk.
  • Soy milk contains 15 times less vitamin E than spread. Spread contains 1.7mg of vitamin E, while soy milk contains 0.11mg.
  • Soy milk has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of soy milk is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +883.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Spread
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 2.2% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1445.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +310%
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 +∞%
~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 Spread Soy milk DV% diff.
Sodium 755mg 51mg 31%
Fats 17.1g 1.75g 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.98g 0.961g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.6g 0.401g 18%
Copper 0.128mg 14%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 0.11mg 11%
Manganese 0.223mg 10%
Selenium 4.8µg 9%
Saturated fat 2.22g 0.205g 9%
Iron 0.64mg 8%
Vitamin K 12.3µg 3µg 8%
Protein 0g 3.27g 7%
Phosphorus 0mg 52mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 6%
Calories 158kcal 54kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 5%
Folate 18µg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Potassium 12mg 118mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 3%
Carbs 0g 6.28g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 6.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 165kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 185g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.2 6.6 N/A
Net carbs 0g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.99g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g 0g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +877.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~88.05g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1795.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +314.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/nutrients
  2. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.