Pollock vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pollock and halibut

Pollock has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium; however, halibut is higher in vitamin B6.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 113% more than halibut.
Pollock has 18 times more calcium than halibut. While pollock has 72mg of calcium, halibut has only 4mg.
Halibut has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pollock

Halibut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%

Contains more IronIron	+51.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.4%

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pollock

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+281.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	0.96µg	113%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	10.742g	27%
Fats	1.18g	17.74g	25%
Choline	91.6mg		17%
Sodium	419mg	103mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	1.923mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.159g	3.102g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.485mg	12%
Magnesium	81mg	33mg	11%
Protein	23.48g	18.42g	10%
Cholesterol	86mg	59mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.103mg	9%
Phosphorus	267mg	210mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	1.753g	8%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Calcium	72mg	4mg	7%
Calories	111kcal	239kcal	6%
Vitamin D*	51 IU		6%
Selenium	44.1µg	46.8µg	5%
Iron	0.56mg	0.85mg	4%
Potassium	430mg	344mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.288mg	3%
Copper	0.06mg	0.038mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.073mg	2%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.51mg	1%
Folate	3µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	4	N/A
Vitamin A	17µg	18µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.114g	N/A