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

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How are cod liver oil and noodles different?

  • Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A and vitamin D; however, noodles is richer in selenium, folate, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cod liver oil is 2000% higher.
  • Cod liver oil contains 2500 times more vitamin D than noodles. While cod liver oil contains 10000IU of vitamin D, noodles contains only 4IU.
  • Noodles has less saturated fat.
  • Cod liver oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than noodles (50).

Fish oil, cod liver and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked 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.
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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +499900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +249900%
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 Noodles DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 6µg 3333%
Vitamin D 10000IU 4IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 0.1µg 1250%
Cholesterol 570mg 29mg 180%
Fats 100g 2.07g 151%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.552g 147%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.581g 115%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.419g 101%
Selenium 0µg 23.9µg 43%
Calories 902kcal 138kcal 38%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 24%
Folate 0µg 84µg 21%
Iron 0mg 1.47mg 18%
Manganese 0mg 0.315mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.077mg 13%
Copper 0mg 0.098mg 11%
Phosphorus 0mg 76mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.136mg 10%
Protein 0g 4.54g 9%
Carbs 0g 25.16g 8%
Zinc 0mg 0.65mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Magnesium 0mg 21mg 5%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.263mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 0mg 38mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 0mg 5mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0g 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +4730.9%
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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7939.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3983.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.