Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
oatmeal
versus
soy flour
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in oatmeal and soy flour:
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in calories. Soy flour is very similar to oatmeal for calories - soy flour has 372 calories per 100 grams and oatmeal has 367 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, oatmeal is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to soy flour per calorie. Oatmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 17:69:15 and for soy flour, 50:31:20 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Oatmeal | Soy Flour | |
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Protein | 17% | 50% |
Carbohydrates | 69% | 31% |
Fat | 15% | 20% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in carbohydrates. Oatmeal has 119% more carbohydrates than soy flour - soy flour has 30.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and oatmeal has 67g of carbohydrates.
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in dietary fiber. Soy flour has 63% more dietary fiber than oatmeal - soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and oatmeal has 9.8g of dietary fiber.
Oatmeal has 8.3 times less sugar than soy flour - soy flour has 9.3g of sugar per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1g of sugar.
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in protein. Soy flour has 211% more protein than oatmeal - soy flour has 49.8g of protein per 100 grams and oatmeal has 16g of protein.
Soy flour and oatmeal contain similar amounts of saturated fat - soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and oatmeal has 1.1g of saturated fat.
Soy flour and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and oatmeal has 0.47mg of Vitamin E.
Soy flour and oatmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and oatmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Soy flour has more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both oatmeal and soy flour contain significant amounts of thiamin and riboflavin.
Oatmeal | Soy Flour | |
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Thiamin | 0.73 MG | 1.088 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.14 MG | 0.28 MG |
Niacin | 0.78 MG | 2.95 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 1.55 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.12 MG | 1.05 MG |
Folate | 32 UG | 289 UG |
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in calcium. Soy flour has 448% more calcium than oatmeal - soy flour has 285mg of calcium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 52mg of calcium.
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in iron. Soy flour has 95% more iron than oatmeal - soy flour has 8.2mg of iron per 100 grams and oatmeal has 4.2mg of iron.
Both soy flour and oatmeal are high in potassium. Soy flour has 497% more potassium than oatmeal - soy flour has 2090mg of potassium per 100 grams and oatmeal has 350mg of potassium.
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.
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||