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

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A recap on the differences between oyster sauce and fish sauce

  • Oyster sauce is higher in copper, yet fish sauce is higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, folate, protein, selenium, manganese, iron, and potassium.
  • Fish sauce covers your daily sodium needs 223% more than oyster sauce.
  • Oyster sauce contains 3 times more copper than fish sauce. While oyster sauce contains 0.147mg of copper, fish sauce contains only 0.05mg.
  • The amount of sodium in oyster sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve and Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 9.6% 4.8% 6.8% 49% 2.5% 9.4% 356% 6.9% 24%
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 CopperCopper +194%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +214.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +433.3%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +339.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 2.5% 29% 28% 0.96% 3.7% 51% 0% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.7% 0% 1.3% 0% 3% 13% 43% 7.1% 91% 60% 0% 38%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2375%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oyster sauce Fish sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 2733mg 7851mg 223%
Magnesium 4mg 175mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.016mg 0.396mg 29%
Copper 0.147mg 0.05mg 11%
Selenium 4.4µg 9.1µg 9%
Folate 15µg 51µg 9%
Iron 0.18mg 0.78mg 8%
Manganese 0.053mg 0.233mg 8%
Protein 1.35g 5.06g 7%
Potassium 54mg 288mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.124mg 0.057mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.474mg 2.313mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.41µg 0.48µg 3%
Carbs 10.92g 3.64g 2%
Phosphorus 22mg 7mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.016mg 0.118mg 2%
Choline 3.5mg 13.2mg 2%
Calories 51kcal 35kcal 1%
Calcium 32mg 43mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.6g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 378kcal 69kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 196g 286g N/A
Fats 0.25g 0.01g 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 10.62g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.012mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.043g 0.003g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.073g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.066g 0.003g 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.001g 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 80% 7%
Protein: 1.35 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 10.92 g
Water: 80 g
Other: 7.48 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 +2400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 40% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.073 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.066 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 +3550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Oyster sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174529/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.