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Chicken meat vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and fish sauce different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium and folate.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 338% more than chicken meat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve types were used in this article.

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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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 IronIron +61.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +32%
Contains more ZincZinc +870%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +162.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +660.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1065%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 AVitamin A +1100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +194.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +266.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +772.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +399.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +60%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.396mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 82mg 7851mg 338%
Protein 27.3g 5.06g 44%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 2.313mg 39%
Magnesium 23mg 175mg 36%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Selenium 23.9µg 9.1µg 27%
Phosphorus 182mg 7mg 25%
Fats 13.6g 0.01g 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.003g 20%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.118mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.003g 17%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.2mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.002g 13%
Folate 5µg 51µg 12%
Choline 65.9mg 13.2mg 10%
Calories 239kcal 35kcal 10%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.233mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.057mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.48µg 8%
Iron 1.26mg 0.78mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 4µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.012mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.05mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 288mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 0g 3.64g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.396mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 ProteinProtein +439.5%
Contains more FatsFats +135900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
~equal in Other ~20.22g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +266900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.