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Fish sauce vs. English muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish sauce and English muffins different?

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12; however, English muffins are richer in phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 321% more than English muffins.
  • Fish sauce has 12 times more vitamin B12 than English muffins. Fish sauce has 0.48µg of vitamin B12, while English muffins have 0.04µg.
  • English muffins contain less sodium.
  • English muffins have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of English muffins is 77, while the glycemic index of fish sauce is 0.

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and English muffins, plain, unenriched, without calcium propionate (includes sourdough) 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 16% 12% 33% 43% 19% 57% 61% 47% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.9%
Contains more IronIron +14.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +158%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.2%

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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 45% 36% 29% 27% 9.9% 5% 0% 28% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +820.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +278%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce English muffin DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 464mg 321%
Magnesium 175mg 21mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.043mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.04µg 18%
Phosphorus 7mg 133mg 18%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Carbs 3.64g 46g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.181mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Calories 35kcal 235kcal 10%
Copper 0.05mg 0.129mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.446mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.154mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.888g 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.7mg 5%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.357mg 5%
Potassium 288mg 131mg 5%
Protein 5.06g 7.7g 5%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 1.566mg 5%
Folate 51µg 37µg 4%
Fats 0.01g 1.8g 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.302g 1%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.259g 1%
Calcium 43mg 52mg 1%
Iron 0.78mg 0.89mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 43.3g N/A
Sugar 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.242mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.315mg 0%
Leucine 0.553mg 0%
Lysine 0.241mg 0%
Methionine 0.139mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.379mg 0%
Valine 0.353mg 0%
Histidine 0.17mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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% 2% 46% 42% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 1.8 g
Carbs: 46 g
Water: 42.1 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +68.8%
Contains more OtherOther +742.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.2%
Contains more FatsFats +17900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1163.7%

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
18% 21% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.302 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.888 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29500%

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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. English muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173238/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.