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Fish sauce vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fish sauce and gingerbread

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B1,2, and vitamin B6, yet gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, copper, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily sodium needs 327% more than gingerbread.
  • Fish sauce contains 8 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. While fish sauce contains 0.48µg of vitamin B12, gingerbread contains only 0.06µg.
  • The amount of sodium in gingerbread is lower.
  • The glycemic index of fish sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Cake, gingerbread, 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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.4%
Contains more IronIron +269.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +290%
Contains more ZincZinc +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +671.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +193.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +79.1%

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% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +700%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Gingerbread DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 327mg 327%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 4.216g 28%
Iron 0.78mg 2.88mg 26%
Fats 0.01g 16.4g 25%
Magnesium 175mg 70mg 25%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.683mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.003g 4.122g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 7.124g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.06µg 18%
Calories 35kcal 356kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.19mg 16%
Copper 0.05mg 0.195mg 16%
Carbs 3.64g 49.2g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.19mg 15%
Selenium 9.1µg 16.3µg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.162mg 8%
Phosphorus 7mg 54mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.375mg 5%
Folate 51µg 33µg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 1.738mg 4%
Potassium 288mg 439mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 71mg 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.39mg 2%
Protein 5.06g 3.9g 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 4µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 49.2g N/A
Sugar 3.64g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.7%
Contains more WaterWater +153.8%
Contains more OtherOther +708.8%
Contains more FatsFats +163900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1251.6%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +356100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140433.3%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.