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Pollock vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pollock and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, magnesium, choline, and vitamin B2.
  • Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 153% more.
  • Sugar is lower in cholesterol.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index than pollock.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Sugars, granulated.

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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%
Sugar
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21400%
Contains more IronIron +1020%
Contains more CopperCopper +757.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +5600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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
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%
Sugar
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1073.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pollock Sugar DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.66µg 0µg 153%
Selenium 44.1µg 0.6µg 79%
Protein 23.48g 0g 47%
Phosphorus 267mg 0mg 38%
Carbs 0g 99.98g 33%
Cholesterol 86mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.329mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.949mg 0mg 25%
Magnesium 81mg 0mg 19%
Sodium 419mg 1mg 18%
Choline 91.6mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.019mg 16%
Calories 111kcal 387kcal 14%
Potassium 430mg 2mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.432mg 0mg 9%
Calcium 72mg 1mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.06mg 0.007mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Iron 0.56mg 0.05mg 6%
Zinc 0.57mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 0g 4%
Fats 1.18g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.004mg 1%
Folate 3µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.159g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 99.98g N/A
Sugar 0g 99.8g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0g 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +368150%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.