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Fish sauce vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fish sauce and hot sauce?

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 226% more.
  • Hot sauce has less sodium.

We used Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.3%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +810.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14860%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.11mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 2643mg 226%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 74.8mg 83%
Magnesium 175mg 5mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.157mg 18%
Selenium 9.1µg 0µg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.254mg 13%
Folate 51µg 6µg 11%
Protein 5.06g 0.51g 9%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.049mg 8%
Iron 0.78mg 0.48mg 4%
Potassium 288mg 144mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Copper 0.05mg 0.028mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.036mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.082mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.196g 1%
Calories 35kcal 11kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Carbs 3.64g 1.75g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.37g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.11mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 8µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +892.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108%
Contains more OtherOther +173.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3600%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6433.3%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.