Cod liver oil vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cod liver oil and fish oil different?
- Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A and polyunsaturated fat; however, fish oil is richer in monounsaturated fat.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cod liver oil is 2000% higher.
- Fish oil has less saturated fat.
Fish oil, cod liver and Fish oil, herring are the varieties used 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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin A | 30000µg | 0µg | 3333% |
Vitamin D | 10000IU | 1250% | |
Vitamin D | 250µg | 1250% | |
Cholesterol | 570mg | 766mg | 65% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 22.541g | 15.604g | 46% |
Monounsaturated fat | 46.711g | 56.564g | 25% |
Saturated fat | 22.608g | 21.29g | 6% |
Calories | 902kcal | 902kcal | 0% |
Fats | 100g | 100g | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 6.898g | 6.273g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 10.968g | 4.206g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.935g | 0.619g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
22.541 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
15.604 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +44.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +21.1% |
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