Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
chicken leg
versus
fish sauce
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in chicken leg and fish sauce:
Chicken leg is high in calories and fish sauce has 84% less calories than chicken leg - chicken leg has 214 calories per 100 grams and fish sauce has 35 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, chicken leg is much lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to fish sauce per calorie. Chicken leg 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 Leg | Fish Sauce | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 31% | 56% |
| Carbohydrates | ~ | 44% |
| Fat | 69% | ~ |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both chicken leg and fish sauce are low in carbohydrates - chicken leg has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and fish sauce has 3.6g of carbohydrates.
Chicken leg has less sugar than fish sauce - fish sauce has 3.6g of sugar per 100 grams and chicken leg does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg is an excellent source of protein and it has 224% more protein than fish sauce - chicken leg has 16.4g of protein per 100 grams and fish sauce has 5.1g of protein.
Fish sauce has signficantly less saturated fat than chicken leg - chicken leg has 4.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and fish sauce has 0g of saturated fat.
Both chicken leg and fish sauce are low in trans fat - chicken leg has 0.06g of trans fat per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Fish sauce has less cholesterol than chicken leg - chicken leg has 93mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - chicken leg has 0.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and fish sauce has 0.5mg of Vitamin C.
Chicken leg has 600% more Vitamin A than fish sauce - chicken leg has 28ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and fish sauce has 4ug of Vitamin A.
Chicken leg and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - chicken leg has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - chicken leg has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg and fish sauce contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - chicken leg has 2.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and fish sauce does not contain significant amounts.
Chicken leg has more thiamin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid, however, fish sauce contains more folate. Both chicken leg and fish sauce contain significant amounts of niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12.
| Chicken Leg | 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 leg - chicken leg has 9mg of calcium per 100 grams and fish sauce has 43mg of calcium.
Chicken leg and fish sauce contain similar amounts of iron - chicken leg has 0.69mg of iron per 100 grams and fish sauce has 0.78mg of iron.
Both chicken leg and fish sauce are high in potassium. Fish sauce has 42% more potassium than chicken leg - chicken leg has 203mg of potassium per 100 grams and fish sauce has 288mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, chicken leg has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than fish sauce per 100 grams. Both chicken leg and fish sauce contain small amounts of DHA and EPA.
| Chicken Leg | 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 Leg (Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw) and Fish Sauce (Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||