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Brown sugar vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brown sugar and fish sauce

  • Brown sugar has less magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese than fish sauce.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 340% more than brown sugar.
  • Brown sugar has 2 times more calcium than fish sauce. While brown sugar has 83mg of calcium, fish sauce has only 43mg.
  • Brown sugar has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of brown sugar is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sugars, brown 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +93%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1844.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +658.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.78mg
~equal in Copper ~0.05mg

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.
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% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2002.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +865.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more CholineCholine +473.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 28mg 7851mg 340%
Magnesium 9mg 175mg 40%
Carbs 98.09g 3.64g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.396mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Calories 380kcal 35kcal 17%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 2.313mg 14%
Selenium 1.2µg 9.1µg 14%
Folate 1µg 51µg 13%
Protein 0.12g 5.06g 10%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.233mg 7%
Potassium 133mg 288mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.057mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 43mg 4%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 2.3mg 13.2mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Iron 0.71mg 0.78mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 3.64g N/A
Copper 0.047mg 0.05mg 0%
Phosphorus 4mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.118mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 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 CarbsCarbs +2594.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +5203.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4393.3%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.