Fish oil vs. Cod liver oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fish oil and cod liver oil

Fish oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A, vitamin D, and monounsaturated fat.
Cod liver oil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 2000% more than fish oil.
Cod liver oil has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish oil, sardine and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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.

Fish oil

Cod liver oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Fish oil

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2912%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	30000µg	3333%
Vitamin D	332IU	10000IU	1209%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	250µg	1209%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	22.541g	62%
Cholesterol	710mg	570mg	47%
Saturated fat	29.892g	22.608g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	46.711g	32%
Calories	902kcal	902kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	10.137g	6.898g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.656g	10.968g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	1.973g	0.935g	N/A