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

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What are the main differences between tomato sauce and fish sauce?

  • Tomato sauce is richer in vitamin E, vitamin A, and copper, while fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, selenium, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Fish sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 341% higher.
  • Tomato sauce is lower in sodium.
  • Tomato sauce has a higher glycemic index (31) than fish sauce (0).

We used Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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 +23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1066.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1416.7%
~equal in Potassium ~288mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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 CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +133.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +304.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 11mg 7851mg 341%
Magnesium 15mg 175mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.396mg 23%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.48µg 20%
Selenium 0.6µg 9.1µg 15%
Folate 9µg 51µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 2.313mg 8%
Protein 1.2g 5.06g 8%
Vitamin C 7mg 0.5mg 7%
Copper 0.115mg 0.05mg 7%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.233mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.118mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 7mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.96mg 0.78mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 4µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Choline 9.9mg 13.2mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.003g 1%
Calories 24kcal 35kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.057mg 1%
Carbs 5.31g 3.64g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.012mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 3.64g N/A
Potassium 297mg 288mg 0%
Sugar 3.56g 3.64g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.002g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 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 +2900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more WaterWater +28.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +321.7%
Contains more OtherOther +958.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 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 +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3933.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.