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Fish sauce vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish sauce and sweet and sour different?

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and iron; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for fish sauce is 325% higher.
  • Sweet and sour has less sodium.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index (0) than sweet and sour (70).

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve are the varieties used in this article.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2087.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.9%
Contains more IronIron +271.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2175%
Contains more CopperCopper +58%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~7mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1136.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +647.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +450%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1640%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 371mg 325%
Magnesium 175mg 8mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.053mg 26%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.761mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Selenium 9.1µg 0.4µg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.187mg 13%
Carbs 3.64g 38.22g 12%
Folate 51µg 8µg 11%
Protein 5.06g 0.27g 10%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 8.7mg 9%
Iron 0.78mg 0.21mg 7%
Calories 35kcal 150kcal 6%
Potassium 288mg 99mg 6%
Copper 0.05mg 0.079mg 3%
Calcium 43mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.048mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.019mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.093mg 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 38.12g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Phosphorus 7mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1774.1%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1557.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +950%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.