Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken quarter
versus
fish sauce
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken quarter and fish sauce:
Chicken quarter is high in calories and fish sauce has 84% less calories than chicken quarter - fish sauce has 35 calories per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 214 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken quarter is much lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to fish sauce per calorie. Chicken quarter has a macronutrient ratio of 31:0:69 and for fish sauce, 56:44:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Chicken Quarter | Fish Sauce | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 56% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 44% |
| Fat | 69% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both fish sauce and chicken quarter are low in carbohydrates - fish sauce has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.17g of carbohydrates.
Chicken quarter has less sugar than fish sauce - fish sauce has 3.6g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken quarter does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter is an excellent source of protein and it has 224% more protein than fish sauce - fish sauce has 5.1g of protein per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 16.4g of protein.
Fish sauce has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken quarter - fish sauce has 0g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 4.4g of saturated fat.
Both chicken quarter and fish sauce are low in trans fat - chicken quarter has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Fish sauce has less cholesterol than chicken quarter - chicken quarter has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Fish sauce and chicken quarter contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - fish sauce has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.2mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken quarter has 600% more Vitamin A than fish sauce - fish sauce has 4ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 28ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken quarter and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken quarter has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken quarter has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken quarter has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken quarter has more thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid, however, fish sauce contains more folate. Both chicken quarter and fish sauce contain significant amounts of niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
| Chicken Quarter | Fish Sauce | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.073 MG | 0.012 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.141 MG | 0.057 MG |
| Niacin | 4.733 MG | 2.313 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.994 MG | 0.118 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.318 MG | 0.396 MG |
| Folate | 4 UG | 51 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.56 UG | 0.48 UG |
Fish sauce is a great source of calcium and it has 378% more calcium than chicken quarter - fish sauce has 43mg of calcium per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 9mg of calcium.
Fish sauce and chicken quarter contain similar amounts of iron - fish sauce has 0.78mg of iron per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 0.69mg of iron.
Both fish sauce and chicken quarter are high in potassium. Fish sauce has 42% more potassium than chicken quarter - fish sauce has 288mg of potassium per 100 grams and chicken quarter has 203mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken quarter has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than fish sauce per 100 grams. Both chicken quarter and fish sauce contain small amounts of DHA and EPA.
| Chicken Quarter | Fish Sauce | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.155 G | ~ |
| DHA | 0.01 G | 0.002 G |
| EPA | 0.004 G | 0.001 G |
| DPA | 0.012 G | ~ |
| Total | 0.181 G | 0.003 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Chicken Quarter (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) and Fish Sauce (Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||