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Pollock vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pollock and merlot different?

  • Pollock has more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B5 than merlot.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pollock is 153% higher.
  • Pollock contains 221 times more selenium than merlot. While pollock contains 44.1µg of selenium, merlot contains only 0.2µg.
  • Merlot has less sodium.
  • Pollock has a lower glycemic index (0) than merlot (15).

Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Merlot
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.6%
Contains more IronIron +21.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +445.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1060.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +633.3%

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
12
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Merlot
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +980%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +619.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1662.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1340%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +477.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pollock Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.66µg 0µg 153%
Selenium 44.1µg 0.2µg 80%
Protein 23.48g 0.07g 47%
Phosphorus 267mg 23mg 35%
Cholesterol 86mg 29%
Vitamin B3 3.949mg 0.224mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.329mg 0.057mg 21%
Sodium 419mg 4mg 18%
Choline 91.6mg 17%
Magnesium 81mg 12mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.031mg 15%
Potassium 430mg 127mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.432mg 0.03mg 8%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Calcium 72mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Copper 0.06mg 0.011mg 5%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.005mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 4%
Zinc 0.57mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Fats 1.18g 0g 2%
Folate 3µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.159g 1%
Calories 111kcal 83kcal 1%
Iron 0.56mg 0.46mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.51g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.696mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.423g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33442.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +540.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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