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Fish oil vs. Pecan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish oil and pecan

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, iron, and magnesium than fish oil.
  • Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 255% more.
  • Fish oil contains 3 times more saturated fat than pecan. Fish oil contains 21.29g of saturated fat, while pecan contains 6.18g.
  • Pecan contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish oil, herring and Nuts, pecans.

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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%
Pecan
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
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 +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Pecan
11
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish oil Pecan DV% diff.
Cholesterol 766mg 0mg 255%
Manganese 0mg 4.5mg 196%
Copper 0mg 1.2mg 133%
Saturated fat 21.29g 6.18g 69%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.66mg 55%
Fats 100g 71.97g 43%
Zinc 0mg 4.53mg 41%
Phosphorus 0mg 277mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.604g 21.614g 40%
Monounsaturated fat 56.564g 40.801g 39%
Fiber 0g 9.6g 38%
Iron 0mg 2.53mg 32%
Magnesium 0mg 121mg 29%
Protein 0g 9.17g 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.863mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.21mg 16%
Potassium 0mg 410mg 12%
Calories 902kcal 691kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.13mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 9%
Selenium 0µg 3.8µg 7%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.167mg 7%
Calcium 0mg 70mg 7%
Choline 40.5mg 7%
Folate 0µg 22µg 6%
Carbs 0g 13.86g 5%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.26g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.273g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 4.206g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.619g 0g 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
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +38.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38.5%

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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/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.