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

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The main differences between fish oil and fish soup

  • Fish oil contains less vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, copper, and vitamin B2 than fish soup.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fish oil is 255% higher.
  • Fish soup has 105 times less saturated fat than fish oil. Fish oil has 21.29g of saturated fat, while fish soup has 0.203g.
  • Fish soup is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish oil, herring and Soup, stock, fish, home-prepared.

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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 5% 0.9% 13% 0.38% 19% 1.6% 24% 20% 6.8% 5.5%
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 0.33% 0.67% 3.4% 0% 8.3% 18% 22% 20% 8.5% 86% 0% 1.5% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish oil Fish soup DV% diff.
Cholesterol 766mg 1mg 255%
Fats 100g 0.81g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 56.564g 0.236g 141%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.604g 0.138g 103%
Saturated fat 21.29g 0.203g 96%
Calories 902kcal 16kcal 44%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.69µg 29%
Phosphorus 0mg 56mg 8%
Sodium 0mg 156mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.329mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.186mg 7%
Copper 0mg 0.058mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.076mg 6%
Protein 0g 2.26g 5%
Potassium 0mg 144mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.037mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.052mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 7mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Zinc 0mg 0.06mg 1%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Choline 7mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 0mg 3mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.273g 0.035g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 4.206g 0.049g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.619g 0.017g 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
2% 97%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 96.6 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more FatsFats +12245.7%
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
35% 41% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.236 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.138 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23867.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11207.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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. Fish soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172885/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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