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Fish sauce vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish sauce and sugar substitute different?

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium, vitamin B6, manganese, iron, and potassium; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 316% more than sugar substitute.
  • Fish sauce has 29 times more magnesium than sugar substitute. Fish sauce has 175mg of magnesium, while sugar substitute has 6mg.
  • Sugar substitute contains less sodium.
  • Sugar substitute has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar substitute is 40, while the glycemic index of fish sauce is 0.

Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown types were 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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +638.5%
Contains more IronIron +387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +959.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1944.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%

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% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2540%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 572mg 316%
Calcium 43mg 879mg 84%
Magnesium 175mg 6mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.015mg 29%
Carbs 3.64g 84.77g 27%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 20%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Calories 35kcal 347kcal 16%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 14%
Folate 51µg 13%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.022mg 9%
Iron 0.78mg 0.16mg 8%
Potassium 288mg 39mg 7%
Protein 5.06g 2.06g 6%
Copper 0.05mg 0.007mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.015mg 3%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.04mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 3.64g 4.03g N/A
Phosphorus 7mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.015mg 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +677.6%
Contains more OtherOther +401.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2228.8%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.