Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

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

Compare

Important differences between cod liver oil and monkfish

  • Cod liver oil has more vitamin A; however, monkfish has more selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1999% more.
  • Cod liver oil has 18 times more cholesterol than monkfish. Cod liver oil has 570mg of cholesterol, while monkfish has 32mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish oil, cod liver and Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat.

Infographic

Cod liver oil vs Monkfish infographic
Infographic link

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 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +214185.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Monkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 14µg 3332%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Cholesterol 570mg 32mg 179%
Fats 100g 1.95g 151%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 117%
Saturated fat 22.608g 103%
Selenium 0µg 46.8µg 85%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.04µg 43%
Calories 902kcal 97kcal 40%
Protein 0g 18.56g 37%
Phosphorus 0mg 256mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.277mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.558mg 16%
Potassium 0mg 513mg 15%
Magnesium 0mg 27mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.073mg 6%
Zinc 0mg 0.53mg 5%
Iron 0mg 0.41mg 5%
Copper 0mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.173mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 2%
Folate 0µg 8µg 2%
Sodium 0mg 23mg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 10mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 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
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +5028.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

People also compare

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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/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.