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

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How are fish oil and chicken meat different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2 than fish oil.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fish oil is 226% higher.
  • Fish oil contains 6 times more saturated fat than chicken meat. While fish oil contains 21.29g of saturated fat, chicken meat contains only 3.79g.
  • Chicken meat has less cholesterol.

Fish oil, herring and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish oil Chicken meat DV% diff.
Cholesterol 766mg 88mg 226%
Fats 100g 13.6g 133%
Monounsaturated fat 56.564g 5.34g 128%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.604g 2.97g 84%
Saturated fat 21.29g 3.79g 80%
Protein 0g 27.3g 55%
Vitamin B3 0mg 8.487mg 53%
Selenium 0µg 23.9µg 43%
Calories 902kcal 239kcal 33%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.4mg 31%
Phosphorus 0mg 182mg 26%
Vitamin B5 0mg 1.03mg 21%
Zinc 0mg 1.94mg 18%
Iron 0mg 1.26mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.168mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Copper 0mg 0.066mg 7%
Potassium 0mg 223mg 7%
Magnesium 0mg 23mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.063mg 5%
Sodium 0mg 82mg 4%
Calcium 0mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.273g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 4.206g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.619g 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +635.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 61% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.604 g
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +959.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +425.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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. Fish oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172340/nutrients
  2. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.