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Fish sauce vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fish sauce and buttermilk?

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, folate, vitamin B12, manganese, and iron; however, buttermilk is richer in phosphorus.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 333% more.
  • Buttermilk contains 117 times less manganese than fish sauce. Fish sauce contains 0.233mg of manganese, while buttermilk contains 0.002mg.
  • Buttermilk has less sodium.

We used Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat types 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 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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1490.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.7%
Contains more IronIron +1460%
Contains more CopperCopper +354.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +355%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +169.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%

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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3887.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1064.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +118.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Buttermilk DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 190mg 333%
Magnesium 175mg 11mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.034mg 28%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.058mg 14%
Selenium 9.1µg 2µg 13%
Folate 51µg 5µg 12%
Phosphorus 7mg 89mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.22µg 11%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.002mg 10%
Iron 0.78mg 0.05mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.154mg 7%
Calcium 43mg 116mg 7%
Potassium 288mg 151mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.011mg 4%
Protein 5.06g 3.31g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.275mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.42mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.548g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.034mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 17.7mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 14µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.254g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.88g 1%
Calories 35kcal 40kcal 0%
Carbs 3.64g 4.79g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 3.64g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2171.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.6%
Contains more WaterWater +26.8%

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1000%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.