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Hoisin sauce vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hoisin sauce and fish sauce

  • Hoisin sauce is richer in vitamin B2, fiber, and copper, yet fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for fish sauce is 271% higher.
  • Hoisin sauce contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve.

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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 17% 9.6% 11% 38% 43% 8.7% 16% 211% 33% 9.8%
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%
Contains more IronIron +29.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +156%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +442.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +629.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +405.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.233mg

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 1.3% 0% 5.6% 0% 1% 50% 22% 4.1% 14% 0% 1.3% 17% 4.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +538.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +65%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hoisin sauce Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 1615mg 7851mg 271%
Magnesium 24mg 175mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.062mg 0.396mg 26%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Carbs 44.08g 3.64g 13%
Selenium 1.8µg 9.1µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.057mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.698g 0.003g 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Calories 220kcal 35kcal 9%
Copper 0.128mg 0.05mg 9%
Folate 23µg 51µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.17mg 2.313mg 7%
Fats 3.39g 0.01g 5%
Potassium 119mg 288mg 5%
Protein 3.31g 5.06g 4%
Phosphorus 38mg 7mg 4%
Iron 1.01mg 0.78mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.568g 0.003g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.963g 0.002g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.254mg 0.233mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.118mg 1%
Calcium 32mg 43mg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Choline 8mg 13.2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 41.28g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 27.26g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 44% 44% 5%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 44.08 g
Water: 44.23 g
Other: 4.99 g
5% 4% 71% 20%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 3.64 g
Water: 71.07 g
Other: 20.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +33800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1111%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.9%
Contains more WaterWater +60.7%
Contains more OtherOther +305.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 30% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.568 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.963 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.698 g
38% 25% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.003 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.003 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Hoisin sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172886/nutrients
  2. Fish sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174531/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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