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Fish oil vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fish oil and yogurt?

  • Fish oil has less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5 than yogurt.
  • Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 254% higher.
  • Fish oil has 182 times more saturated fat than yogurt. Fish oil has 21.29g of saturated fat, while yogurt has 0.117g.
  • Fish oil has a lower glycemic index than yogurt.

We used Fish oil, herring and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat types in this comparison.

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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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
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%
Yogurt
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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 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fish oil Yogurt DV% diff.
Cholesterol 766mg 5mg 254%
Fats 100g 0.39g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 56.564g 0.053g 141%
Polyunsaturated fat 15.604g 0.012g 104%
Saturated fat 21.29g 0.117g 96%
Calories 902kcal 59kcal 42%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.278mg 21%
Protein 0g 10.19g 20%
Phosphorus 0mg 135mg 19%
Selenium 0µg 9.7µg 18%
Calcium 0mg 110mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.331mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.063mg 5%
Zinc 0mg 0.52mg 5%
Potassium 0mg 141mg 4%
Magnesium 0mg 11mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Copper 0mg 0.017mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.023mg 2%
Sodium 0mg 36mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.208mg 1%
Iron 0mg 0.07mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.6g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 6.273g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 4.206g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.619g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +25541%
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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +106624.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +129933.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.