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Fish sauce vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fish sauce and merlot

  • Merlot contains less magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and folate than fish sauce.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in merlot is lower.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fish sauce is 0, while the glycemic index of merlot is 15.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1358.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.8%
Contains more IronIron +69.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +76.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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%
Merlot
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +932.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +293.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +594.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Merlot DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 4mg 341%
Magnesium 175mg 12mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.057mg 26%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Selenium 9.1µg 0.2µg 16%
Folate 51µg 1µg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.224mg 13%
Protein 5.06g 0.07g 10%
Potassium 288mg 127mg 5%
Calcium 43mg 8mg 4%
Iron 0.78mg 0.46mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.011mg 4%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.132mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.031mg 2%
Calories 35kcal 83kcal 2%
Phosphorus 7mg 23mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0g 0%
Carbs 3.64g 2.51g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7128.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45%
Contains more OtherOther +86.7%
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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