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Fish sauce vs. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish sauce and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12; however, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has more folate, fiber, copper, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% more.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is lower in sodium.
  • Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has a higher glycemic index than fish sauce.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 38% 7.2% 25% 94% 89% 35% 67% 0.52% 62% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +264%
Contains more IronIron +221.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +436%
Contains more ZincZinc +545%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.9%
~equal in Potassium ~278mg

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 1.3% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 51% 13% 9.3% 25% 23% 0% 4.3% 156% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +367.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1583.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +248.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +307.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +143.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.055mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 4mg 341%
Folate 51µg 208µg 39%
Magnesium 175mg 53mg 29%
Fiber 0g 6.5g 26%
Copper 0.05mg 0.268mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.1mg 23%
Iron 0.78mg 2.51mg 22%
Phosphorus 7mg 156mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.202mg 16%
Selenium 9.1µg 2.5µg 12%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.475mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.495mg 11%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.29mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.411mg 6%
Carbs 3.64g 20.76g 6%
Protein 5.06g 7.73g 5%
Calories 35kcal 116kcal 4%
Choline 13.2mg 32.2mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.28mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.225g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.53g 1%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.138g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 14.26g N/A
Potassium 288mg 278mg 0%
Sugar 3.64g 3.3g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.055mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 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
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more OtherOther +2051.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.8%
Contains more FatsFats +5200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +470.3%
~equal in Water ~70.04g

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
34% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.138 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.225 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7400%

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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. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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