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Nachos vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between nachos and fish sauce?

  • Nachos are higher in phosphorus, vitamin E, vitamin K, and fiber; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 328% more.
  • Fish sauce has less saturated fat.
  • Fish sauce has a lower glycemic index (0) than nachos (75).

We used Fast foods, nachos, with cheese 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.
Nachos
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 19% 32% 28% 21% 23% 85% 41% 24% 47%
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 CalciumCalcium +46.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +28%
Contains more ZincZinc +330%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2728.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.6%
~equal in Iron ~0.78mg
~equal in Selenium ~9.1µg

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.
Nachos
8
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 3.7% 1.7% 82% 0% 31% 31% 12% 23% 50% 8.8% 48% 7.5% 14%
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 +120%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +925%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +267.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +585.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +410%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nachos Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 313mg 7851mg 328%
Monounsaturated fat 14.02g 0.002g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.04g 0.003g 34%
Fats 21.5g 0.01g 33%
Magnesium 42mg 175mg 32%
Vitamin E 4.08mg 0mg 27%
Phosphorus 198mg 7mg 27%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.48µg 17%
Vitamin K 19.3µg 0µg 16%
Calories 343kcal 35kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.396mg 14%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Starch 28.33g 12%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 2.313mg 11%
Folate 10µg 51µg 10%
Saturated fat 2.173g 0.003g 10%
Carbs 34.91g 3.64g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.123mg 0.012mg 9%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.057mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.118mg 5%
Manganese 0.187mg 0.233mg 2%
Copper 0.064mg 0.05mg 2%
Potassium 362mg 288mg 2%
Calcium 63mg 43mg 2%
Choline 26.4mg 13.2mg 2%
Selenium 8.6µg 9.1µg 1%
Protein 4.32g 5.06g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 31.71g 3.64g N/A
Iron 0.75mg 0.78mg 0%
Sugar 2.17g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 5µg 4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.187mg 0%
Leucine 0.521mg 0%
Lysine 0.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.229mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.135mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.617g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.343g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nachos
2
4% 22% 35% 37% 2%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 21.5 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 37.4 g
Other: 1.87 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 +214900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +859.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.1%
Contains more WaterWater +90%
Contains more OtherOther +981.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nachos
2
10% 66% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.173 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.04 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 +700900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Nachos - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170291/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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