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

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How are cod liver oil and lingcod different?

  • Cod liver oil has more vitamin A; however, lingcod is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Cod liver oil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 1999% more than lingcod.
  • Cod liver oil has 89 times more saturated fat than lingcod. Cod liver oil has 22.608g of saturated fat, while lingcod has 0.255g.

Fish oil, cod liver and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 5.4% 49% 15% 12% 16% 111% 9.9% 3.4% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 10000% 0% 3750% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 8.8% 32% 43% 52% 80% 519% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +176370.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Lingcod DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 17µg 3331%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Vitamin B12 0µg 4.15µg 173%
Cholesterol 570mg 67mg 168%
Fats 100g 1.36g 152%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.383g 148%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.447g 116%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.255g 102%
Selenium 0µg 46.8µg 85%
Protein 0g 22.64g 45%
Calories 902kcal 109kcal 40%
Phosphorus 0mg 258mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.346mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.865mg 17%
Potassium 0mg 560mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.314mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.139mg 11%
Magnesium 0mg 33mg 8%
Zinc 0mg 0.58mg 5%
Iron 0mg 0.41mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 3%
Sodium 0mg 76mg 3%
Folate 0µg 10µg 3%
Calcium 0mg 18mg 2%
Manganese 0mg 0.026mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.254mg 0%
Threonine 0.993mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.043mg 0%
Leucine 1.84mg 0%
Lysine 2.079mg 0%
Methionine 0.67mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.884mg 0%
Valine 1.166mg 0%
Histidine 0.667mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.133g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
23% 76%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.68 g
Other: 0.32 g
Contains more FatsFats +7252.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.541 g
24% 41% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.255 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.447 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.383 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10349.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5785.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cod liver oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173577/nutrients
  2. Lingcod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174235/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.