Salmon vs Cod liver oil - In-Depth Nutrition 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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food

Salmon

7

:

1

Cod liver oil

Contains more Iron +∞%

Contains more Calcium +∞%

Contains more Potassium +∞%

Contains more Magnesium +∞%

Contains more Copper +∞%

Contains more Zinc +∞%

Contains more Phosphorus +∞%

Contains less Sodium -100%

Salmon

Cod liver oil

Contains more Iron +∞%

Contains more Calcium +∞%

Contains more Potassium +∞%

Contains more Magnesium +∞%

Contains more Copper +∞%

Contains more Zinc +∞%

Contains more Phosphorus +∞%

Contains less Sodium -100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food

Salmon

6

:

2

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin B2 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin A +249900%

Salmon

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin B2 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin B12 +∞%

Contains more Vitamin A +249900%

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is

Vitamin Summary Score

47

1125

Mineral Summary Score

25

0

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food

Protein

119%

0%

Carbohydrates

0%

Fats

29%

462%

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.


Lower in Cholesterol
Lower in Saturated Fat
Rich in minerals
Rich in vitamins
Lower in Sodium
Lower in price
Lower in Sugars	Equal
Lower in glycemic index	Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

Low Calories diet

Low Fats diet

Low Carbs diet

Low glycemic index diet

is better in case of low diet


Low Calories diet
Low Fats diet
Low Carbs diet	Equal
Low glycemic index diet	Equal

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Comparison summary

Which food is lower in Cholesterol?

Salmon is lower in Cholesterol (difference - 515mg)

Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?

Salmon is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 21.627g)

Which food is richer in minerals?

Salmon is relatively richer in minerals

Which food is richer in vitamins?

Salmon is relatively richer in vitamins

Which food contains less Sodium?

Cod liver oil contains less Sodium (difference - 44mg)

Which food is cheaper?

Cod liver oil is cheaper (difference - $8)

Which food contains less Sugars?

?

The foods are relatively equal in Sugars ( g)

Which food is lower in glycemic index?

?

The foods have equal glycemic indexes (0)

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"

Nutrient			Opinion
Calories	142	902
Protein	19.84	0
Fats	6.34	100
Vitamin C	0	0
Carbs	0	0
Cholesterol	55	570
Vitamin D		10000
Iron	0.8	0
Calcium	12	0
Potassium	490	0
Magnesium	29	0
Sugars
Fiber	0	0
Copper	0.25	0
Zinc	0.64	0
Starch
Phosphorus	200	0
Sodium	44	0
Vitamin A	40	100000
Vitamin E
Vitamin D		250
Vitamin B1	0.226
Vitamin B2	0.38	0
Vitamin B3	7.86	0
Vitamin B5	1.664	0
Vitamin B6	0.818	0
Vitamin B12	3.18	0
Vitamin K
Folic acid (B9)	0	0
Trans Fat
Saturated Fat	0.981	22.608
Monounsaturated Fat	2.103	46.711
Polyunsaturated fat	2.539	22.541
Tryptophan	0.222
Threonine	0.87
Isoleucine	0.914
Leucine	1.613
Lysine	1.822
Methionine	0.587
Phenylalanine	0.775
Valine	1.022
Histidine	0.584