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Tea vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tea and fish sauce?

  • Tea is richer in manganese, while fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, iron, and potassium.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% higher.
  • Fish sauce has 2 times less manganese than tea. Tea has 0.392mg of manganese, while fish sauce has 0.233mg.
  • Tea is lower in sodium.

We used Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve types in this comparison.

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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.
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 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 less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1500%
Contains more IronIron +7700%
Contains more CopperCopper +354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +600%
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.
Tea
Tea
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7128.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +807.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4300%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 7851mg 341%
Magnesium 2mg 175mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.396mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Selenium 0µg 9.1µg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 2.313mg 14%
Folate 0µg 51µg 13%
Protein 0.06g 5.06g 10%
Iron 0.01mg 0.78mg 10%
Potassium 18mg 288mg 8%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.233mg 7%
Calcium 3mg 43mg 4%
Copper 0.011mg 0.05mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.057mg 4%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.118mg 2%
Choline 0.3mg 13.2mg 2%
Calories 1kcal 35kcal 2%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Phosphorus 1mg 7mg 1%
Carbs 0.17g 3.64g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 0.17g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.003g 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 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 WaterWater +40.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +8333.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2041.2%
Contains more OtherOther +13380%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.