Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
almond extract
versus
soy protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in almond extract and soy protein powder:
Soy protein powder is high in calories and almond extract has 86% less calories than soy protein powder - almond extract has 56 calories per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 388 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, almond extract is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to soy protein powder per calorie. Almond extract has a macronutrient ratio of 0:100:0 and for soy protein powder, 57:30:13 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Almond Extract | Soy Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | ~ | 57% |
| Carbohydrates | 100% | 30% |
| Fat | ~ | 13% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Almond extract has 50% less carbohydrates than soy protein powder - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 28.9g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in soy protein powder are made of 77% sugar and 23% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in almond extract comprise of 100% sugar.
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than almond extract - soy protein powder has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy protein powder is high in sugar and almond extract has 35% less sugar than soy protein powder - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 22.2g of sugar.
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 1851 times more protein than almond extract - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 55.6g of protein.
Almond extract has less saturated fat than soy protein powder - soy protein powder has 1.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Almond Extract | Soy Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.003 MG | 0.288 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.029 MG | 0.164 MG |
| Niacin | 0.129 MG | 2.357 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.011 MG | ~ |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.008 MG | 0.164 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 289 UG |
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 58 times more calcium than almond extract - almond extract has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 178mg of calcium.
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of iron and it has 239 times more iron than almond extract - almond extract has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 12mg of iron.
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - soy protein powder has 933mg of potassium per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) and Soy Protein Powder (Protein powder, soy based, NFS) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||