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Fish sauce vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fish sauce and taro?

  • Fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, taro is richer in fiber, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% more.
  • Taro has less sodium.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index (0) than taro (54).

We used Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Taro, raw types 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%
Taro
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430.3%
Contains more IronIron +41.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +244%
Contains more ZincZinc +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.4%
~equal in Calcium ~43mg

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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +285.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +691.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~4µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Taro DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 11mg 341%
Magnesium 175mg 33mg 34%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Selenium 9.1µg 0.7µg 15%
Copper 0.05mg 0.172mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.6mg 11%
Phosphorus 7mg 84mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.283mg 9%
Potassium 288mg 591mg 9%
Carbs 3.64g 26.46g 8%
Protein 5.06g 1.5g 7%
Folate 51µg 22µg 7%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.383mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.095mg 7%
Calories 35kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.303mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.5mg 4%
Iron 0.78mg 0.55mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1µg 1%
Choline 13.2mg 17.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.083g 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 22.36g N/A
Calcium 43mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 3.64g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.23mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 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
Taro
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +237.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1585%
Contains more FatsFats +1900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +626.9%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

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
Taro
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2666.7%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.