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

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What are the differences between hot sauce and fish sauce?

  • Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 226% more.
  • Fish sauce contains 150 times less vitamin C than hot sauce. Hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, while fish sauce contains 0.5mg.
  • Hot sauce has less sodium.

We used Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +437.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +62.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
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 CVitamin C +14860%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +810.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.118mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2643mg 7851mg 226%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 0.5mg 83%
Magnesium 5mg 175mg 40%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.396mg 18%
Selenium 0µg 9.1µg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 2.313mg 13%
Folate 6µg 51µg 11%
Protein 0.51g 5.06g 9%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.233mg 8%
Iron 0.48mg 0.78mg 4%
Potassium 144mg 288mg 4%
Calcium 8mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.028mg 0.05mg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.012mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.057mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 0.003g 1%
Calories 11kcal 35kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Carbs 1.75g 3.64g 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.01g 1%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 1.45g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 8µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.118mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 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 +3600%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +892.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108%
Contains more OtherOther +173.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 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 +1400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6433.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.