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Fish sauce vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish sauce and winter melon

  • Fish sauce has more magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and potassium; however, winter melon has more vitamin C and fiber.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 337% more.
  • Winter melon is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4700%
Contains more IronIron +95%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4450%
Contains more ZincZinc +205%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +478.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1031.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +920%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish sauce Winter melon DV% diff.
Sodium 7851mg 111mg 337%
Magnesium 175mg 10mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.396mg 0.035mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 0µg 20%
Selenium 9.1µg 0.2µg 16%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.313mg 0.4mg 12%
Folate 51µg 5µg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.9g 12%
Protein 5.06g 0.4g 9%
Manganese 0.233mg 0.058mg 8%
Potassium 288mg 6mg 8%
Iron 0.78mg 0.4mg 5%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.11mg 4%
Copper 0.05mg 0.023mg 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 19mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 19mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.04mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0.087g 1%
Calories 35kcal 13kcal 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 3.64g 3g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.118mg 0.133mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.003g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1165%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.3%
Contains more OtherOther +6640%
Contains more FatsFats +1900%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2800%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.