Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
soy flour
versus
tomato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in soy flour and tomato:
Soy flour is high in calories and tomato has 95% less calories than soy flour - tomato has 18 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 tomato per calorie. Soy flour has a macronutrient ratio of 50:31:20 and for tomato, 17:75:9 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Soy Flour | Tomato | |
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Protein | 50% | 17% |
Carbohydrates | 31% | 75% |
Fat | 20% | 9% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Soy flour is high in carbohydrates and tomato has 87% less carbohydrates than soy flour - tomato has 3.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and soy flour has 30.6g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in tomato are made of 69% sugar and 31% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in soy flour comprise of 52% dietary fiber, 31% sugar and 17% starch.
Soy flour is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 12 times more dietary fiber than tomato - tomato has 1.2g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and soy flour has 16g of dietary fiber.
Tomato has 72% less sugar than soy flour - tomato has 2.6g of sugar per 100 grams and soy flour has 9.3g of sugar.
Soy flour is an excellent source of protein and it has 55 times more protein than tomato - tomato has 0.88g of protein per 100 grams and soy flour has 49.8g of protein.
Tomato has 45 times less saturated fat than soy flour - tomato has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and soy flour has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Tomato is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than soy flour - tomato has 13.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and soy flour does not contain significant amounts.
Tomato has 20 times more Vitamin A than soy flour - tomato has 42ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and soy flour has 2ug of Vitamin A.
Tomato and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - tomato has 0.54mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and soy flour has 0.55mg of Vitamin E.
Tomato and soy flour contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - tomato has 7.9ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and soy flour has 3.9ug of Vitamin K.
Soy flour has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Soy Flour | Tomato | |
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Thiamin | 1.088 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.28 MG | 0.019 MG |
Niacin | 2.95 MG | 0.594 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.55 MG | 0.089 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 1.05 MG | 0.08 MG |
Folate | 289 UG | 15 UG |
Soy flour is an excellent source of calcium and it has 27 times more calcium than tomato - tomato has 10mg of calcium per 100 grams and soy flour has 285mg of calcium.
Soy flour is an excellent source of iron and it has 29 times more iron than tomato - tomato has 0.27mg of iron per 100 grams and soy flour has 8.2mg of iron.
Both tomato and soy flour are high in potassium. Soy flour has 782% more potassium than tomato - tomato has 237mg 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 | Tomato | |
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beta-carotene | 24 UG | 449 UG |
alpha-carotene | ~ | 101 UG |
lycopene | ~ | 2573 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 123 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, soy flour has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than tomato per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Tomato | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.555 G | 0.003 G |
Total | 0.555 G | 0.003 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, soy flour has more linoleic acid than tomato per 100 grams.
Soy Flour | Tomato | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.025 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 3.66 G | 0.08 G |
Total | 3.685 G | 0.08 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% | 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% | 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% | 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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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||