Soy milk vs Soy milk
Nutrition comparison per 100g · USDA Foundation Foods & USDA Foundation Foods
Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable is higher in more vitamins & minerals
Calories (kcal)
Soy milk —
Soy milk —
Protein (g)
Soy milk 2.78
Soy milk 3.55
Carbs (g)
Soy milk 3.00
Soy milk 1.29
Fat (g)
Soy milk 1.96
Soy milk 2.13
Fiber (g)
Soy milk 0
Soy milk 0
Quick answers
Which has more protein?
Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable — 3.55g vs 2.78g per 100g.
Which is more nutrient-dense?
Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable scores higher in more vitamins and minerals per 100g, though both foods can be part of a healthy diet.
Full Nutrition Comparison
All values per 100g edible portion. Green = Food A higher · Blue = Food B higher
| Nutrient | Soy milk | Soy milk | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macronutrients | |||
| Water | 91.5 g | 92.4 g | -1% |
| Protein | 2.78 g | 3.55 g | -22% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1.96 g | 2.13 g | -8% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 3.00 g | 1.29 g | +132% |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Sugars, Total | — | 0.557 g | |
| Fats & Fatty Acids | |||
| Fatty acids, total saturated | — | 0.314 g | |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | — | 0.416 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans | — | 0 g | |
| Vitamins | |||
| Thiamin (Vitamin B1) | 0.044 mg | 0.063 mg | -31% |
| Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) | 0.331 mg | 0.084 mg | +294% |
| Niacin (Vitamin B3) | 0.133 mg | 0.236 mg | -44% |
| Vitamin B-6 — Pyridoxine | 0.036 mg | 0.055 mg | -34% |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 15.8 ug | 19.7 ug | -20% |
| Vitamin B-12 — Cobalamin | 1.33 ug | 0.393 ug | +238% |
| Vitamin A, RAE | — | 58.2 ug | |
| Carotene, beta | — | 0 ug | |
| Carotene, alpha | — | 0 ug | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | — | 0.156 mg | |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4.63 ug | 0.681 ug | +580% |
| Vitamin K2 — Menaquinone-4 (MK-4) | 0 ug | — | |
| Minerals | |||
| Calcium, Ca | 155 mg | 101 mg | +53% |
| Iron, Fe | 0.367 mg | 0.542 mg | -32% |
| Magnesium, Mg | 17.5 mg | 21.5 mg | -19% |
| Phosphorus, P | 46.0 mg | 68.7 mg | -33% |
| Potassium, K | 118 mg | 158 mg | -25% |
| Sodium, Na | 39.4 mg | 34.3 mg | +15% |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.264 mg | 0.312 mg | -15% |
| Copper, Cu | 0.096 mg | 0.108 mg | -11% |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.160 mg | 0.208 mg | -23% |
| Selenium, Se | 0 ug | 1.94 ug | -100% |
| Other Nutrients | |||
| Energy (Atwater General Factors) | 41 kcal | 38 kcal | +6% |
| Energy (Atwater Specific Factors) | — | 38 kcal | |
| Nitrogen | 0.444 g | 0.567 g | -22% |
| Total fat (NLEA) | — | 1.88 g | |
| Ash | 0.750 g | 0.635 g | +18% |
| Carbohydrate, by summation | — | 0 g | |
| Sucrose | 2.58 g | 0.557 g | +363% |
| Glucose | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Fructose | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Maltose | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Iodine, I | — | 0 ug | |
| Molybdenum, Mo | 32.3 ug | 58.4 ug | -45% |
| Biotin | 2.16 ug | 3.34 ug | -35% |
| Retinol | 89.4 ug | 58.2 ug | +54% |
| cis-beta-Carotene | — | 0 ug | |
| trans-beta-Carotene | — | 0 ug | |
| Carotene, gamma | — | 0 ug | |
| Beta-carotene (Provitamin A) | — | 0 ug | |
| Cryptoxanthin, alpha | — | 0 ug | |
| Beta-cryptoxanthin (Provitamin A) | — | 0 ug | |
| cis-Lycopene | — | 0 ug | |
| trans-Lycopene | — | 0 ug | |
| Lycopene | — | 8.22 ug | |
| cis-Lutein/Zeaxanthin | — | 0.965 ug | |
| Zeaxanthin | — | 7.26 ug | |
| Vitamin E — Beta-Tocopherol (β-Tocopherol) | — | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Gamma-Tocopherol (γ-Tocopherol) | — | 1.42 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Delta-Tocopherol (δ-Tocopherol) | — | 0.874 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Alpha-Tocotrienol (α-Tocotrienol) | — | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Beta-Tocotrienol (β-Tocotrienol) | — | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Gamma-Tocotrienol (γ-Tocotrienol) | — | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E — Delta-Tocotrienol (δ-Tocotrienol) | — | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3 — total) | 185 IU | 27.2 IU | +580% |
| Vitamin D2 — Ergocalciferol (plant source) | 4.61 ug | 0.681 ug | +577% |
| Vitamin D3 — Cholecalciferol (animal / sunlight source) | 0.020 ug | 0 ug | |
| Vitamin K1 — Phylloquinone | 2.80 ug | — | |
| Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone — K1 reduced form) | 0 ug | — | |
| SFA 4:0 (Butyric acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 5:0 | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 6:0 (Caproic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 7:0 | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 8:0 (Caprylic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 9:0 | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 10:0 (Capric acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 11:0 (Undecanoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 12:0 (Lauric acid) | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 14:0 (Myristic acid) | — | 0.004 g | |
| SFA 15:0 (Pentadecanoic acid) | — | 0.002 g | |
| SFA 16:0 (Palmitic acid) | — | 0.218 g | |
| SFA 17:0 (Margaric acid) | — | 0.002 g | |
| SFA 18:0 (Stearic acid) | — | 0.073 g | |
| SFA 20:0 (Arachidic acid) | — | 0.006 g | |
| SFA 21:0 | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 22:0 (Behenic acid) | — | 0.007 g | |
| SFA 23:0 | — | 0 g | |
| SFA 24:0 (Lignoceric acid) | — | 0.002 g | |
| MUFA 12:1 | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 14:1 c | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 15:1 (Pentadecenoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 c (Omega-7, Palmitoleic acid — cis) | — | 0.002 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 (Heptadecenoic acid) | — | 0.001 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 c | — | 0.001 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 c (Omega-9, Oleic acid — cis) | — | 0.409 g | |
| MUFA 20:1 c | — | 0.005 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 c (Omega-9, Erucic acid — cis) | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 n-9 | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 n-11 | — | 0 g | |
| MUFA 24:1 c (Omega-9, Nervonic acid — cis) | — | 0 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | — | 1.15 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 c | — | 0.988 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 (Omega-6, LA — Linoleic acid) | — | 0.988 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 c | — | 0.166 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-3 (Omega-3, ALA — Alpha-linolenic acid) | — | 0.166 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 (Omega-6, GLA — Gamma-linolenic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 18:4 n-3 (Omega-3, SDA — Stearidonic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 c | — | 0.0005625 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 (Omega-6, Eicosadienoic acid) | — | 0.0005625 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 c | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 n-3 (Omega-3, Eicosatrienoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 n-6 (Omega-6, AA — Arachidonic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 n-9 (Omega-9, Mead acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:3 | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 (Omega-6, Arachidonic acid family) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:4c | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:5c | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (Omega-3, EPA — Eicosapentaenoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:2 (Docosadienoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 c | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:4 (Omega-6, Adrenic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (Omega-3, DPA — Docosapentaenoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 c | — | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (Omega-3, DHA — Docosahexaenoic acid) | — | 0 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | — | 0.0008125 g | |
| TFA 14:1 t | — | 0 g | |
| TFA 16:1 t | — | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:1 t | — | 0.0008125 g | |
| TFA 20:1 t | — | 0 g | |
| TFA 22:1 t | — | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | — | 0.001 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t | — | 0.001 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic | — | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:3 t | — | 0 g | |
| Tryptophan (EAA) | 0.034 g | 0.046 g | -26% |
| Threonine (EAA) | 0.100 g | 0.128 g | -22% |
| Isoleucine (EAA, BCAA) | 0.100 g | 0.145 g | -31% |
| Leucine (EAA, BCAA) | 0.200 g | 0.249 g | -20% |
| Lysine (EAA) | 0.200 g | 0.221 g | -9% |
| Methionine (EAA) | 0.033 g | 0.046 g | -29% |
| Phenylalanine (EAA) | 0.157 g | 0.175 g | -10% |
| Tyrosine (conditionally essential) | 0.100 g | 0.124 g | -19% |
| Valine (EAA, BCAA) | 0.101 g | 0.142 g | -29% |
| Arginine (conditionally essential) | 0.200 g | 0.269 g | -26% |
| Histidine (EAA) | 0.100 g | 0.097 g | +3% |
| Alanine | 0.100 g | 0.139 g | -28% |
| Aspartic acid | 0.329 g | 0.396 g | -17% |
| Glutamic acid | 0.486 g | 0.619 g | -22% |
| Glycine (conditionally essential) | 0.100 g | 0.141 g | -29% |
| Proline (conditionally essential) | 0.114 g | 13.7 g | -99% |
| Serine | 0.171 g | 0.168 g | +2% |
| Hydroxyproline | 0 g | 0 g | = |
| Cysteine | 0.049 g | 0.058 g | -16% |
| Daidzein | 0.139 mg | 0.457 mg | -70% |
| Genistein | 0.236 mg | 0.380 mg | -38% |
| Daidzin | 7.96 mg | 12.9 mg | -38% |
| Genistin | 14.7 mg | 18.8 mg | -22% |
| Glycitin | 0.364 mg | 1.37 mg | -73% |
* All values per 100g edible portion. Source: USDA Foundation Foods and USDA Foundation Foods. Diff column shows percentage difference relative to Food B.
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