Janine Costanzo Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 So I bought a brand of fish sauce called "Big Fish Brand Fish Sauce" from a local ethnic supermarket. It's imported from Vietnam I believe. I got it because the ingredients are listed as simply: "Anchovy Extract, Water, Salt" However, today I was looking at the nutrition facts label, and under the "Sugars" part, it says "less than 1g". Does this make sense? Where would be the sugar be coming from if it's not in the list of ingredients? Is there actually hidden/unlisted sugar in here, or is it just a natural source of sugar (from the anchovies, I guess?) and I shouldn't worry about it? I have used it for one or two meals during my Whole30 (I'm on day 18), and I'm not worried about needing to start over since it would have been such a tiny amount of added sugar (if it is indeed added and not natural sugar), but if it's not good to have I'll need to find something else. I know that Red Boat Fish Sauce is what's usually recommended here, but I wanted to try something I can find in stores because it's expensive to buy it online (it's not eligible for Amazon Prime, and the shipping cost isn't negligible). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have not seen that sauce, but I can tell you the Sunday Bacon from Applegate is the same way. It has no sugar listed, but in the nutrition facts, it says <1 gram sugars. There's a weird FDA law that says they can do that. I don't eat that bacon while on Whole30 because of it. I just looked at my Red Boat Fish Sauce and it says Ingredients: Anchovies and salt. So...I wonder if it's the Anchovy Extract that contains the sugar. Do you have a local Whole Foods? That is where I found mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janine Costanzo Posted September 18, 2012 Author Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've checked at Whole Foods, and haven't seen it there. I just looked at the store locator on Red Boat's website, and it doesn't list any Whole Foods in my area as having it. However, it does list a chain called Sigona's Farmers Market...I'll have to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 You know..maybe I was at New Season's when I found it. It's a local WF type grocery store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura B Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I got my Red Boat Fish Sauce from WF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 18, 2012 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2012 Janine, I would go ahead and use the fish sauce you have because the ingredient list itself is "clean." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janine Costanzo Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 Thanks Tom! I'll keep an eye out for the Red Boat brand, but in the meantime I'll keep using the one I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVeep Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 In my humble opinion, I would venture to guess that the extract is alcohol based, thus the sugar content. Maybe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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