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Pollock vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pollock and salsa

  • Pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6, yet salsa is higher in iron and vitamin A.
  • Pollock covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 153% more than salsa.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +406.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +235.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +790%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10925%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +60%
~equal in Sodium ~430mg

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.
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%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +643.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +265.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +64.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pollock Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.66µg 0µg 153%
Selenium 44.1µg 0.4µg 79%
Protein 23.48g 1.5g 44%
Phosphorus 267mg 30mg 34%
Cholesterol 86mg 0mg 29%
Iron 0.56mg 2.24mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.949mg 1.08mg 18%
Choline 91.6mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.03mg 15%
Magnesium 81mg 16mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.329mg 0.149mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.432mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Calcium 72mg 12mg 6%
Potassium 430mg 270mg 5%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Calories 111kcal 36kcal 4%
Copper 0.06mg 0.096mg 4%
Zinc 0.57mg 0.17mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 0.107g 3%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Carbs 0g 7g 2%
Fats 1.18g 0.2g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 28µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.159g 0.029g 1%
Manganese 0.018mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.6g N/A
Sodium 419mg 430mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0.016g 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

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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1465.3%
Contains more FatsFats +490%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.159 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.583 g
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +737.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +444.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.8%

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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

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.