Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
greek yogurt
versus
soy protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in greek yogurt and soy protein powder:
Soy protein powder is high in calories and greek yogurt has 81% less calories than soy protein powder - greek yogurt has 73 calories per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 388 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, greek yogurt is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to soy protein powder for protein. Greek yogurt has a macronutrient ratio of 55:22:24 and for soy protein powder, 57:30:13 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Greek Yogurt | Soy Protein Powder | |
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Protein | 55% | 57% |
Carbohydrates | 22% | 30% |
Fat | 24% | 13% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Greek yogurt has signficantly less carbohydrates than soy protein powder - greek yogurt has 3.9g 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 greek yogurt comprise of 100% sugar.
Soy protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than greek yogurt - soy protein powder has 6.7g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and greek yogurt does not contain significant amounts.
Soy protein powder is high in sugar and greek yogurt has 84% less sugar than soy protein powder - greek yogurt has 3.6g of sugar per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 22.2g of sugar.
Both greek yogurt and soy protein powder are high in protein. Soy protein powder has 458% more protein than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 10g of protein per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 55.6g of protein.
Greek yogurt and soy protein powder contain similar amounts of saturated fat - greek yogurt has 1.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 1.1g of saturated fat.
Both greek yogurt and soy protein powder are low in trans fat - greek yogurt has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Soy protein powder has less cholesterol than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 10mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt has more Vitamin C than soy protein powder - greek yogurt has 0.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt has signficantly more Vitamin A than soy protein powder - greek yogurt has 90ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and soy protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - greek yogurt has 0.04mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Greek yogurt and soy protein powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - greek yogurt has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy protein powder does not contain significant amounts.
Soy protein powder has more thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, greek yogurt contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both greek yogurt and soy protein powder contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Greek Yogurt | Soy Protein Powder | |
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Thiamin | 0.044 MG | 0.288 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.233 MG | 0.164 MG |
Niacin | 0.197 MG | 2.357 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.47 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.055 MG | 0.164 MG |
Folate | 12 UG | 289 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.52 UG | ~ |
Both greek yogurt and soy protein powder are high in calcium. Soy protein powder has 55% more calcium than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 115mg 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 299 times more iron than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 0.04mg 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 562% more potassium than greek yogurt - greek yogurt has 141mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy protein powder has 933mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy protein powder has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than greek yogurt per 100 grams.
Greek Yogurt | Soy Protein Powder | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.007 G | 0.32 G |
Total | 0.007 G | 0.32 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy protein powder has more linoleic acid than greek yogurt per 100 grams.
Greek Yogurt | Soy Protein Powder | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.065 G | 2.381 G |
Total | 0.067 G | 2.381 G |
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: Greek Yogurt (Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat) and Soy Protein Powder (Protein powder, soy based, NFS) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||