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Tabasco vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tabasco and fish sauce different?

  • Tabasco has more vitamin A; however, fish sauce is richer in magnesium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and manganese.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 314% more than tabasco.
  • Tabasco has 137 times more vitamin A than fish sauce. Tabasco has 1640IU of vitamin A, while fish sauce has 12IU.
  • Tabasco contains less sodium.

Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper, TABASCO and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve types were used 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 8.6% 3.6% 11% 44% 25% 4.4% 9.9% 83% 14% 2.7%
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 +48.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1358.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1720%

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 15% 27% 0.2% 0% 8% 19% 3.3% 6.6% 36% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 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 +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1199.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +5000%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.118mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tabasco Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 633mg 7851mg 314%
Magnesium 12mg 175mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.154mg 0.396mg 19%
Selenium 0.5µg 9.1µg 16%
Folate 1µg 51µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 2.313mg 13%
Vitamin A 82µg 4µg 9%
Protein 1.29g 5.06g 8%
Potassium 128mg 288mg 5%
Iron 1.16mg 0.78mg 5%
Manganese 0.107mg 0.233mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0.5mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.401g 0.003g 3%
Calcium 12mg 43mg 3%
Copper 0.075mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.084mg 0.057mg 2%
Phosphorus 23mg 7mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Choline 0mg 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.012mg 2%
Calories 12kcal 35kcal 1%
Carbs 0.8g 3.64g 1%
Fats 0.76g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 0.2g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.13g 3.64g N/A
Zinc 0.16mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.118mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.106g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.061g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.04mg 0%
Valine 0.055mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 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
95% 2%
Protein: 1.29 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 0.8 g
Water: 95.17 g
Other: 1.98 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 +7500%
Contains more WaterWater +33.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +355%
Contains more OtherOther +921.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.106 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.061 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.401 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 +2950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13266.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Tabasco - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174528/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.