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Fish sauce vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fish sauce and biscuits

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium and vitamin B6, yet biscuits are higher in vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and selenium.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily sodium needs 316% more than biscuits.
  • Fish sauce contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than biscuits. While fish sauce contains 0.396mg of vitamin B6, biscuits contain only 0.035mg.
  • The amount of sodium in biscuits is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fish sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +872.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +446.5%
Contains more IronIron +271.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +64%
Contains more ZincZinc +170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2242.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%

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%
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1031.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +443.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +141.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Biscuit DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 580mg 316%
Magnesium 175mg 18mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.356mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 4.163g 28%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.035mg 28%
Iron 0.78mg 2.9mg 27%
Fats 0.01g 16.3g 25%
Phosphorus 7mg 164mg 22%
Saturated fat 0.003g 4.324g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.31mg 19%
Calcium 43mg 235mg 19%
Selenium 9.1µg 19.5µg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 6.93g 17%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.08µg 17%
Calories 35kcal 353kcal 16%
Carbs 3.64g 44.6g 14%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.378mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Potassium 288mg 121mg 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.082mg 4%
Protein 5.06g 7g 4%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 2.949mg 4%
Folate 51µg 61µg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.285mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 2.18g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 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
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +145.9%
Contains more OtherOther +531.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.3%
Contains more FatsFats +162900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1125.3%

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
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +346400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138666.7%

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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. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/nutrients
  2. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.