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Chicken soup vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken soup and fish oil

  • Chicken soup has more vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper; however, fish oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.
  • Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 254% more.
  • Fish oil contains less sodium.
  • Chicken soup has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken soup is 52, while the glycemic index of fish oil is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Fish oil, herring.

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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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Fish oil DV% diff.
Cholesterol 3mg 766mg 254%
Fats 1.2g 100g 152%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 56.564g 140%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 15.604g 103%
Saturated fat 0.321g 21.29g 95%
Calories 36kcal 902kcal 43%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.054mg 0mg 6%
Sodium 143mg 0mg 6%
Protein 2.52g 0g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0µg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.21mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0mg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Magnesium 4mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 3.53g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 3.53g 0g N/A
Calcium 3mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 1.58g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 6.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 4.206g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.619g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +8233.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
23% 61% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.604 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9618.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7225.8%

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. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients
  2. Fish oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172340/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.