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Fish oil vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fish oil and tart different?

  • Tart has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin A than fish oil.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fish oil is 255% higher.
  • Fish oil contains 15 times more saturated fat than tart. While fish oil contains 21.29g of saturated fat, tart contains only 1.393g.
  • Tart has less cholesterol.
  • Fish oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than tart (45).

Fish oil, herring and Breakfast tart, low fat 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%
Tart
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 13% 5.8% 128% 24% 7.6% 40% 47% 0% 70%
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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%
Tart
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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 13% 95% 11% 0% 71% 127% 71% 0% 88% 0% 1% 75% 4.6%
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 B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish oil Tart DV% diff.
Cholesterol 766mg 0mg 255%
Fats 100g 5.99g 145%
Monounsaturated fat 56.564g 3.338g 133%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.604g 0.878g 98%
Saturated fat 21.29g 1.393g 90%
Iron 0mg 3.42mg 43%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.549mg 42%
Vitamin A 0µg 285µg 32%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.38mg 29%
Calories 902kcal 372kcal 27%
Carbs 0g 76.8g 26%
Folate 0µg 100µg 25%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.8mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.285mg 24%
Selenium 0µg 12.9µg 23%
Sodium 0mg 361mg 16%
Phosphorus 0mg 93mg 13%
Magnesium 0mg 44mg 10%
Protein 0g 3.99g 8%
Copper 0mg 0.073mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.53mg 4%
Calcium 0mg 44mg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.28mg 3%
Potassium 0mg 66mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Net carbs 0g 75.3g N/A
Sugar 4.87g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 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
Tart
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4% 6% 77% 12%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 5.99 g
Carbs: 76.8 g
Water: 12.04 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +1569.4%
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
Tart
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25% 60% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.393 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.338 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.878 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1594.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1677.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%

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. Tart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175069/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.