Pollock vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pollock and true morels?

Pollock is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and magnesium, yet true morels are higher in iron, copper, vitamin D, manganese, zinc, and fiber.
True morels' daily need coverage for iron is 145% more.
Pollock has 20 times more selenium than true morels. While pollock has 44.1µg of selenium, true morels have only 2.2µg.
The amount of sodium in true morels is lower.
The glycemic index of pollock is lower.

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Mushrooms, morel, raw types 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.

Pollock

True morels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+326.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1904.5%

Contains more IronIron	+2075%
Contains more CopperCopper	+941.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+256.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3161.1%

~equal in Potassium ~411mg

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

True morels

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+141.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.205mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.44mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg		153%
Iron	0.56mg	12.18mg	145%
Selenium	44.1µg	2.2µg	76%
Copper	0.06mg	0.625mg	63%
Protein	23.48g	3.12g	41%
Cholesterol	86mg		29%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.587mg	25%
Vitamin D	51IU	206IU	19%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	5.1µg	19%
Sodium	419mg	21mg	17%
Choline	91.6mg		17%
Magnesium	81mg	19mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.136mg	15%
Zinc	0.57mg	2.03mg	13%
Fiber	0g	2.8g	11%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	2.252mg	11%
Phosphorus	267mg	194mg	10%
Calories	111kcal	31kcal	4%
Calcium	72mg	43mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin A	17µg	0µg	2%
Folate	3µg	9µg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.1g	2%
Fats	1.18g	0.57g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	0.433g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.205mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.069mg	1%
Potassium	430mg	411mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.3g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.6g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.44mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Saturated fat	0.159g	0.065g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	0.052g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.215g	N/A