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Fish sauce vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish sauce and sesame

  • Fish sauce has less copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and selenium.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 448% more.
  • Fish sauce has 714 times more sodium than sesame. Fish sauce has 7851mg of sodium, while sesame has 11mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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%
Sesame
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2167.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +1765.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +8064%
Contains more ZincZinc +3775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8885.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +955.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +278%

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%
Sesame
Sesame
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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% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6491.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +99.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +90.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +93.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.05mg 4.082mg 448%
Sodium 7851mg 11mg 341%
Iron 0.78mg 14.55mg 172%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.233mg 2.46mg 97%
Calcium 43mg 975mg 93%
Phosphorus 7mg 629mg 89%
Fats 0.01g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.2mg 7.75mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.791mg 65%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 18.759g 47%
Selenium 9.1µg 34.4µg 46%
Magnesium 175mg 351mg 42%
Saturated fat 0.003g 6.957g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.79mg 30%
Calories 35kcal 573kcal 27%
Protein 5.06g 17.73g 25%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.247mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 4.515mg 14%
Folate 51µg 97µg 12%
Carbs 3.64g 23.45g 7%
Potassium 288mg 468mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.25mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 25.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.522mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 0g 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
Sesame
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1415.4%
Contains more OtherOther +353.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250.4%
Contains more FatsFats +496600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +544.2%

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
Sesame
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +937850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +725666.7%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.