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

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What are the differences between cod liver oil and cockles?

The amount of iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 in cockles is higher than in cod liver oil.
Cockles' daily need coverage for iron is 203% more.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) types in this article.

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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

Cockles

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Potassium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Sodium ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~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

Cockles

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

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg		3333%
Vitamin D	250µg		1250%
Vitamin D	10000IU		1250%
Iron	0mg	16.2mg	203%
Cholesterol	570mg		190%
Fats	100g	0.7g	153%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g		150%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g		117%
Saturated fat	22.608g		103%
Calories	902kcal	79kcal	41%
Protein	0g	13.5g	27%
Vitamin B3	0mg	3.2mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.2mg	15%
Calcium	0mg	30mg	3%
Carbs	0g	4.7g	2%
Vitamin B1		0.01mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	4.7g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g		N/A