Fish oil vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fish oil and lard?

Fish oil is richer in vitamin D and polyunsaturated fat, yet lard is richer in monounsaturated fat.
Fish oil's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 205% higher.
Fish oil has 3 times more vitamin D than lard. Fish oil has 332IU of vitamin D, while lard has 102IU.
Lard contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish oil, sardine and Lard 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.

Fish oil

Lard

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~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.

Fish oil

Lard

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+232%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~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 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	710mg	95mg	205%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	11.2g	138%
Saturated fat	29.892g	39.2g	42%
Vitamin D	332IU	102IU	29%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	2.5µg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	45.1g	28%
Choline		49.7mg	9%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Zinc	0mg	0.11mg	1%
Calories	902kcal	902kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.2µg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	10.137g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.656g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	1.973g	0g	N/A