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Fish sauce vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fish sauce and milk

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, folate, selenium, manganese, and iron, while milk has more phosphorus and vitamin B2.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 339% higher.
  • Milk contains 78 times less manganese than fish sauce. Fish sauce contains 0.233mg of manganese, while milk contains 0.003mg.
  • The amount of sodium in milk is lower.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fish sauce is 0, while the glycemic index of milk is 31.

The food types used in this comparison are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1490.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92%
Contains more IronIron +2500%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7666.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +175.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +190.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1257.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2387.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +970.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +224.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.1%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.47µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Milk DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 44mg 339%
Magnesium 175mg 11mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.037mg 28%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.093mg 14%
Phosphorus 7mg 95mg 13%
Folate 51µg 5µg 12%
Selenium 9.1µg 3.3µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.185mg 10%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.003mg 10%
Iron 0.78mg 0.03mg 9%
Calcium 43mg 125mg 8%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 48IU 6%
Vitamin A 4µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.361mg 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.01mg 4%
Potassium 288mg 150mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.633g 3%
Protein 5.06g 3.37g 3%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.42mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 17.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.277g 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.97g 1%
Calories 35kcal 42kcal 0%
Carbs 3.64g 4.99g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0.47µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2596%
Contains more FatsFats +9600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.1%
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1066.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.