Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy flour
versus
almond extract
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy flour and almond extract:
Soy flour is high in calories and almond extract has 85% less calories than soy flour - almond extract has 56 calories per 100 grams and soy flour has 372 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, soy flour is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to almond extract per calorie. Soy flour has a macronutrient ratio of 49:31:20 and for almond extract, 0:100:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Soy Flour | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 49% | ~ |
| Carbohydrates | 31% | 100% |
| Fat | 20% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soy flour is high in carbohydrates and almond extract has 53% less carbohydrates than soy flour - almond extract has 14.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in soy flour are made of 52% dietary fiber, 31% sugar and 17% starch, whereas the carbs in almond extract comprise of 100% sugar.
Soy flour is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than almond extract - soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour has 35% less sugar than almond extract - almond extract has 14.4g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Soy flour is an excellent source of protein and it has 1659 times more protein than almond extract - almond extract has 0.03g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Almond extract has less saturated fat than soy flour - soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour has more Vitamin E than almond extract - soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour and almond extract contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and almond extract does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
| Soy Flour | Almond Extract | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 1.088 MG | 0.003 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.28 MG | 0.029 MG |
| Niacin | 2.95 MG | 0.129 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 1.55 MG | 0.011 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 1.05 MG | 0.008 MG |
| Folate | 289 UG | ~ |
Soy flour is an excellent source of calcium and it has 94 times more calcium than almond extract - almond extract has 3mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Soy flour is an excellent source of iron and it has 163 times more iron than almond extract - almond extract has 0.05mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Soy flour is an excellent source of potassium and it has more potassium than almond extract - soy flour has 2090mg 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: Soy Flour (Soy flour, low-fat) and Almond Extract (Almond or vanilla extract, imitation, no alcohol) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||