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Fish sauce vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish sauce and eggs different?

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 336% more than eggs.
  • Fish sauce has 18 times more magnesium than eggs. Fish sauce has 175mg of magnesium, while eggs have 10mg.
  • Eggs contain less sodium.

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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 125% 13% 25% 29% 17% 5.5% 3% 1024% 30% 50%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +796.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.3%
Contains more IronIron +52.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +3900%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2357.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +238.5%

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%
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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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3514.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +227.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3625%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1084.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +131.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2125.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Egg DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 124mg 336%
Copper 0.05mg 2mg 217%
Cholesterol 0mg 373mg 124%
Choline 13.2mg 293.8mg 51%
Magnesium 175mg 10mg 39%
Selenium 9.1µg 30.8µg 39%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.513mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 1.11µg 26%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 1.398mg 26%
Phosphorus 7mg 172mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.121mg 21%
Vitamin A 4µg 149µg 16%
Fats 0.01g 10.61g 16%
Saturated fat 0.003g 3.267g 15%
Protein 5.06g 12.58g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.064mg 14%
Vitamin D 0IU 87IU 11%
Vitamin D 0µg 2.2µg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 4.077g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 1.414g 9%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.026mg 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.05mg 8%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.03mg 7%
Calories 35kcal 155kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.066mg 5%
Iron 0.78mg 1.19mg 5%
Potassium 288mg 126mg 5%
Folate 51µg 44µg 2%
Calcium 43mg 50mg 1%
Carbs 3.64g 1.12g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 1.12g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.038g 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
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13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225%
Contains more OtherOther +1789.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +148.6%
Contains more FatsFats +106000%
~equal in Water ~74.62g

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
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +203750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47033.3%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/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.