Pesto vs. Fish sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pesto and fish sauce

Pesto is higher in vitamin K, fats, vitamin B2, vitamin E, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and calcium, yet fish sauce is higher in magnesium.
Fish sauce covers your daily sodium needs 315% more than pesto.
The amount of saturated fat in fish sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, refrigerated 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.

Pesto

Fish sauce

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+611.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+94.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60%
Contains more ZincZinc	+565%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3800%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+151.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+272.3%
Contains more IronIron	+36.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Pesto

Fish sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1825%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1157.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1340.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+342.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+197.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+218.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	603mg	7851mg	315%
Vitamin K	151.1µg	0µg	126%
Omega-3 (ALA)	1.268g		79%
Fats	37.6g	0.01g	58%
Monounsaturated fat	22.155g	0.002g	55%
Vitamin B2	0.717mg	0.057mg	51%
Vitamin E	7.27mg	0mg	48%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.546g	0.003g	44%
Phosphorus	273mg	7mg	38%
Vitamin B5	1.7mg	0.118mg	32%
Saturated fat	7.07g	0.003g	32%
Magnesium	47mg	175mg	30%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	4.783g		28%
Calcium	306mg	43mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.133mg	0.396mg	20%
Vitamin B12		0.48µg	20%
Calories	418kcal	35kcal	19%
Selenium		9.1µg	17%
Manganese	0.586mg	0.233mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.17mg	0.012mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.523mg	2.313mg	11%
Protein	9.83g	5.06g	10%
Zinc	1.33mg	0.2mg	10%
Folate	16µg	51µg	9%
Potassium	560mg	288mg	8%
Vitamin A	77µg	4µg	8%
Fiber	1.8g	0g	7%
Iron	0.57mg	0.78mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.05mg	3%
Carbs	10.09g	3.64g	2%
Choline		13.2mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Starch	2.2g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.4g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	425kcal	69kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	286g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	8.29g	3.64g	N/A
Sugar	6.33g	3.64g	N/A
Trans fat	0.398g		N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.002g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.058g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.021g		N/A