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Fish sauce vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fish sauce and brown rice?

  • Fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and folate, while brown rice is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, and copper.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% higher.
  • Brown rice is lower in sodium.
  • Brown rice has a higher glycemic index (66) than fish sauce (0).

We used Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +348.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +234.9%
Contains more IronIron +39.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +112%
Contains more ZincZinc +255%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1371.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +318%

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% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +222%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Brown rice DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 4mg 341%
Magnesium 175mg 39mg 32%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.974mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.123mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 7mg 103mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.178mg 14%
Folate 51µg 9µg 11%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Carbs 3.64g 25.58g 7%
Copper 0.05mg 0.106mg 6%
Selenium 9.1µg 5.8µg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Potassium 288mg 86mg 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.71mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.38mg 5%
Protein 5.06g 2.74g 5%
Calcium 43mg 3mg 4%
Calories 35kcal 123kcal 4%
Iron 0.78mg 0.56mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.366g 2%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 2.561mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.17mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 9.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.26g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.369g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.97g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g 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
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.7%
Contains more OtherOther +4495.5%
Contains more FatsFats +9600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +602.7%
~equal in Water ~70.27g

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
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.369 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12100%

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.