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Cod liver oil vs. Lobster Raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cod liver oil and lobster Raw?

  • Cod liver oil is richer in vitamin A and vitamin D, while lobster Raw is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% higher.
  • Lobster Raw has 10000 times less vitamin D than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil has 10000IU of vitamin D, while lobster Raw has 1IU.
  • Lobster Raw is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw 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.
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 27% 25% 18% 9.8% 450% 96% 69% 55% 7.3% 347%
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% 0.33% 17% 0% 5% 3.2% 30% 87% 24% 156% 0% 7.5% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2999900%
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 K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Lobster Raw DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 1µg 3333%
Vitamin D 250µg 0µg 1250%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1IU 1250%
Fats 100g 0.75g 153%
Copper 0mg 1.349mg 150%
Cholesterol 570mg 127mg 148%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.296g 148%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.22g 116%
Selenium 0µg 63.6µg 116%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.181g 102%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.25µg 52%
Calories 902kcal 77kcal 41%
Protein 0g 16.52g 33%
Zinc 0mg 3.53mg 32%
Vitamin B5 0mg 1.449mg 29%
Phosphorus 0mg 161mg 23%
Sodium 0mg 423mg 18%
Choline 70.3mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.591mg 10%
Magnesium 0mg 38mg 9%
Calcium 0mg 84mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.104mg 8%
Potassium 0mg 200mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 6%
Folate 0µg 10µg 3%
Iron 0mg 0.26mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 2%
Manganese 0mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.014mg 1%
Trans fat 0.011g N/A
Tryptophan 0.215mg 0%
Threonine 0.654mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.723mg 0%
Leucine 1.197mg 0%
Lysine 1.24mg 0%
Methionine 0.413mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.68mg 0%
Valine 0.741mg 0%
Histidine 0.413mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.102g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.068g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g 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
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.95 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +13233.3%
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
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.296 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21132.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7515.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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. Lobster Raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174208/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.