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Fish sauce vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fish sauce and Mexican tea

  • Fish sauce has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, and fiber.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 339% more than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Epazote, raw.

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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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +911.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +539.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119.8%
Contains more IronIron +141%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1128.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1229.6%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +262%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +620%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Mexican tea DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 43mg 339%
Manganese 0.233mg 3.098mg 125%
Folate 51µg 215µg 41%
Calcium 43mg 275mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.348mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.152mg 19%
Copper 0.05mg 0.19mg 16%
Selenium 9.1µg 0.9µg 15%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Iron 0.78mg 1.88mg 14%
Magnesium 175mg 121mg 13%
Phosphorus 7mg 86mg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.639mg 10%
Potassium 288mg 633mg 10%
Protein 5.06g 0.33g 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3.6mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.028mg 1%
Carbs 3.64g 7.44g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.179mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.52g 1%
Calories 35kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 3µg 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1433.3%
Contains more OtherOther +708.8%
Contains more FatsFats +5100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.4%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.