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Beer vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beer and fish sauce

  • Beer has less magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, iron, and potassium.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% more.
  • Beer is lower in sodium.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than fish sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2816.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +966.7%
Contains more IronIron +3800%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2812.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1416.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Beer
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 1.3% 0% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38% 7.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +760.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2300%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 7851mg 341%
Magnesium 6mg 175mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.396mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.48µg 19%
Selenium 0.6µg 9.1µg 15%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 2.313mg 11%
Iron 0.02mg 0.78mg 10%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.233mg 10%
Protein 0.46g 5.06g 9%
Potassium 27mg 288mg 8%
Copper 0.005mg 0.05mg 5%
Calcium 4mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.118mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.057mg 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.2mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 7mg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 13.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 35kcal 0%
Fats 0g 0.01g 0%
Carbs 3.55g 3.64g 0%
Net carbs 3.55g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.003g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1000%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +401.7%
~equal in Carbs ~3.64g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients
  2. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.