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Fish sauce vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fish sauce and barley

  • Fish sauce has more vitamin B12; however, barley is higher in manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, and zinc.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 341% more than barley.
  • Barley has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of barley is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Barley, hulled.

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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 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
Barley
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.9%
Contains more IronIron +361.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +896%
Contains more ZincZinc +1285%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3671.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +733.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.3%

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 1.7% 1.3% 0% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38% 7.2%
Barley
Barley
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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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +168.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Barley DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 12mg 341%
Manganese 0.233mg 1.943mg 74%
Fiber 0g 17.3g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.646mg 53%
Selenium 9.1µg 37.7µg 52%
Copper 0.05mg 0.498mg 50%
Phosphorus 7mg 264mg 37%
Iron 0.78mg 3.6mg 35%
Carbs 3.64g 73.48g 23%
Zinc 0.2mg 2.77mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.285mg 18%
Calories 35kcal 354kcal 16%
Protein 5.06g 12.48g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 4.604mg 14%
Magnesium 175mg 133mg 10%
Folate 51µg 19µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.318mg 6%
Potassium 288mg 452mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.57mg 4%
Fats 0.01g 2.3g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.282mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.2µg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.482g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.295g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 33mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 56.18g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 0.8g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
Barley
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +652.9%
Contains more OtherOther +779.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +146.6%
Contains more FatsFats +22900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1918.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Barley
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36833.3%

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. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/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.