Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy flour
versus
paprika
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy flour and paprika:
Both paprika and soy flour are high in calories. Soy flour has 32% more calories than paprika - paprika has 282 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 lighter in fat compared to paprika per calorie. Soy flour has a macronutrient ratio of 49:31:20 and for paprika, 15:55:30 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Flour | Paprika | |
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Protein | 49% | 15% |
Carbohydrates | 31% | 55% |
Fat | 20% | 30% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both paprika and soy flour are high in carbohydrates. Paprika has 76% more carbohydrates than soy flour - paprika has 54g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
Both paprika and soy flour are high in dietary fiber. Paprika has 118% more dietary fiber than soy flour - paprika has 34.9g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Paprika and soy flour contain similar amounts of sugar - paprika has 10.3g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Both paprika and soy flour are high in protein. Soy flour has 252% more protein than paprika - paprika has 14.1g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Paprika and soy flour contain similar amounts of saturated fat - paprika has 2.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Paprika has more Vitamin C than soy flour - paprika has 0.9mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy flour does not contain significant amounts.
Paprika is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 1230 times more Vitamin A than soy flour - paprika has 2463ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A.
Paprika is an excellent source of Vitamin E and it has 51 times more Vitamin E than soy flour - paprika has 29.1mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Paprika has signficantly more Vitamin K than soy flour - paprika has 80.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin and folate, however, paprika contains more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6. Both soy flour and paprika contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid.
Soy Flour | Paprika | |
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Thiamin | 1.088 MG | 0.33 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.28 MG | 1.23 MG |
Niacin | 2.95 MG | 10.06 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.55 MG | 2.51 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.05 MG | 2.141 MG |
Folate | 289 UG | 49 UG |
Both paprika and soy flour are high in calcium. Soy flour has 24% more calcium than paprika - paprika has 229mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Both paprika and soy flour are high in iron. Paprika has 158% more iron than soy flour - paprika has 21.1mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Both paprika and soy flour are high in potassium. Paprika has 128% more potassium than - paprika has 2280mg of potassium per 100 grams and soy flour has 2090mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Soy Flour | Paprika | |
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beta-carotene | 24 UG | 26162 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 595 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 18944 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both soy flour and paprika contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Soy Flour | Paprika | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.555 G | 0.453 G |
Total | 0.555 G | 0.453 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both soy flour and paprika contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Soy Flour | Paprika | |
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other omega 6 | 0.025 G | 0.047 G |
linoleic acid | 3.66 G | 7.314 G |
Total | 3.685 G | 7.361 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.
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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% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||