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

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What are the main differences between cod liver oil and benecol?

Cod liver oil has more vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than benecol.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1909% higher.
Benecol has 5 times less saturated fat than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil has 22.608g of saturated fat, while benecol has 4.77g.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Margarine-like spread, BENECOL Light Spread 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.

Cod liver oil

Benecol

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Cod liver oil

Benecol

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2089.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg	1370µg	3181%
Vitamin D	10000 IU		1250%
Vitamin D	250µg		1250%
Vitamin E		37.22mg	248%
Cholesterol	570mg		190%
Fats	100g	38.71g	94%
Saturated fat	22.608g	4.77g	81%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	11.948g	71%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	18.932g	69%
Vitamin K		56.5µg	47%
Sodium	0mg	670mg	29%
Calories	902kcal	357kcal	27%
Carbs	0g	5.71g	2%
Phosphorus	0mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin B1		0.012mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.71g	N/A
Magnesium	0mg	1mg	0%
Calcium	0mg	4mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	4mg	0%
Trans fat		2.214g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		1.976g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.037g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		9.557g	N/A