Pollock vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pollock and shark

Shark has less vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B3 than pollock.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 102% more than shark.
Pollock has 3 times more sodium than shark. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, shark has only 122mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried.

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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

Shark

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+177.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+29.7%

Contains more IronIron	+98.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+129.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+202.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	1.21µg	102%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	3.701g	21%
Fats	1.18g	13.82g	19%
Selenium	44.1µg	34µg	18%
Choline	91.6mg		17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	5.935g	15%
Saturated fat	0.159g	3.205g	14%
Sodium	419mg	122mg	13%
Protein	23.48g	18.62g	10%
Phosphorus	267mg	194mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.097mg	10%
Cholesterol	86mg	59mg	9%
Magnesium	81mg	43mg	9%
Potassium	430mg	155mg	8%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Iron	0.56mg	1.11mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	2.783mg	7%
Calories	111kcal	228kcal	6%
Vitamin D*	51 IU		6%
Vitamin A	17µg	54µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.62mg	4%
Folate	3µg	15µg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Calcium	72mg	50mg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.042mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.072mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.3mg	2%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.48mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.05mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.089g	N/A