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

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Differences between cod liver oil and mousse

  • Cod liver oil has more vitamin A, while mousse has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, calcium, and copper.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1990% higher.
  • Mousse contains 4 times less cholesterol than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil contains 570mg of cholesterol, while mousse contains 140mg.
  • Cod liver oil has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cod liver oil is 0, while the glycemic index of mousse is 42.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish oil, cod liver and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
Mousse
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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%
Mousse
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21328.6%
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 Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Mousse DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 140µg 3318%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.879g 144%
Cholesterol 570mg 140mg 143%
Fats 100g 16g 129%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 5.027g 104%
Saturated fat 22.608g 9.151g 61%
Calories 902kcal 225kcal 34%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Phosphorus 0mg 117mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.205mg 16%
Selenium 0µg 7.4µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.533mg 11%
Calcium 0mg 96mg 10%
Copper 0mg 0.075mg 8%
Protein 0g 4.14g 8%
Iron 0mg 0.55mg 7%
Zinc 0mg 0.64mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 20mg 5%
Carbs 0g 16.07g 5%
Potassium 0mg 143mg 4%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.059mg 3%
Sodium 0mg 38mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.146mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 15.47g N/A
Sugar 14.81g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0g 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
Mousse
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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
Mousse
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +829.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2464.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients

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

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