Pollock vs. Trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pollock and trout different?
- Pollock is richer in selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while trout is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin E.
- Trout covers your daily need for vitamin D, 118% more than pollock.
- Pollock contains 7 times more sodium than trout. Pollock contains 419mg of sodium, while trout contains 61mg.
Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +170% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +140% |
Contains more IronIron | +55.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +38.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +56.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +108.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +18% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +488.2% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +896.4% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +1361.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +164.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +68.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +360.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +17.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +12.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin D | 1.3µg | 19µg | 89% |
Vitamin D | 51IU | 759IU | 89% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.432mg | 1.99mg | 31% |
Selenium | 44.1µg | 28.1µg | 29% |
Vitamin B12 | 3.66µg | 4.11µg | 19% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.949mg | 6.646mg | 17% |
Vitamin E | 0.28mg | 2.79mg | 17% |
Sodium | 419mg | 61mg | 16% |
Magnesium | 81mg | 30mg | 12% |
Fats | 1.18g | 7.38g | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.223mg | 0.107mg | 9% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 100µg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.583g | 1.799g | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.054mg | 0.143mg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 0.159g | 1.651g | 7% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.134g | 2.363g | 6% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 70mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.329mg | 0.386mg | 4% |
Calcium | 72mg | 30mg | 4% |
Choline | 91.6mg | 77.6mg | 3% |
Calories | 111kcal | 168kcal | 3% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.9mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.56mg | 0.36mg | 3% |
Folate | 3µg | 12µg | 2% |
Protein | 23.48g | 23.8g | 1% |
Copper | 0.06mg | 0.055mg | 1% |
Potassium | 430mg | 450mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.57mg | 0.54mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 267mg | 270mg | 0% |
Manganese | 0.018mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.056g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.263mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.029mg | 1.092mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.082mg | 1.148mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.908mg | 2.025mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.157mg | 2.287mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.696mg | 0.738mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.917mg | 0.973mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.21mg | 1.283mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.691mg | 0.733mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.086g | 0.259g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.423g | 0.616g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.027g | 0.109g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.047g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more OtherOther | +1590% |
Contains more FatsFats | +525.4% |
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Protein
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Water
~68.72g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -90.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1663.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +208.6% |