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Corn syrup vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn syrup and fish sauce different?

  • Corn syrup contains less magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, folate, selenium, potassium, manganese, and iron than fish sauce.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 335% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup contains less sodium.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn syrup is 90, while the glycemic index of fish sauce is 0.

Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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 +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2087.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +554.5%
Contains more IronIron +110.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +213.8%
~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% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11465%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +413%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.012mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 155mg 7851mg 335%
Magnesium 8mg 175mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.396mg 30%
Carbs 77.59g 3.64g 25%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 2.313mg 14%
Folate 0µg 51µg 13%
Calories 286kcal 35kcal 13%
Selenium 2.9µg 9.1µg 11%
Protein 0g 5.06g 10%
Potassium 44mg 288mg 7%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.233mg 6%
Iron 0.37mg 0.78mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.057mg 4%
Calcium 18mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.118mg 2%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 77.59g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 3.64g N/A
Copper 0.053mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Choline 13.3mg 13.2mg 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 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 +2031.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +222.9%
Contains more OtherOther +4955%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.

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