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Cod liver oil vs. Pacific saury — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cod liver oil and pacific saury

  • Cod liver oil has more vitamin A; however, pacific saury is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, copper, iron, and vitamin B3.
  • Cod liver oil covers your daily need for vitamin A, 1998% more than pacific saury.
  • Cod liver oil has 71 times more saturated fat than pacific saury. While cod liver oil has 22.608g of saturated fat, pacific saury has only 0.319g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish oil, cod liver and Fish, pike, walleye, cooked, dry heat.

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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% 42% 44% 63% 76% 22% 115% 8.5% 134% 88%
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% 8% 0% 0% 78% 45% 53% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +124900%
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 Pacific saury DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 24µg 3331%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Cholesterol 570mg 110mg 153%
Fats 100g 1.56g 151%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.573g 146%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.377g 116%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.319g 101%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.31µg 96%
Protein 0g 24.54g 49%
Manganese 0mg 1.026mg 45%
Calories 902kcal 119kcal 39%
Phosphorus 0mg 269mg 38%
Selenium 0µg 16.2µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.312mg 26%
Copper 0mg 0.228mg 25%
Iron 0mg 1.67mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.801mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.865mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.195mg 15%
Potassium 0mg 499mg 15%
Calcium 0mg 141mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.138mg 11%
Magnesium 0mg 38mg 9%
Zinc 0mg 0.79mg 7%
Folate 0µg 17µg 4%
Sodium 0mg 65mg 3%
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.131mg 0%
Leucine 1.994mg 0%
Lysine 2.254mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.958mg 0%
Valine 1.264mg 0%
Histidine 0.722mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.11g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.288g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.049g 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
25% 73%
Protein: 24.54 g
Fats: 1.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.47 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more FatsFats +6310.3%
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
25% 30% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.573 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12290.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3833.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Pacific saury - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171997/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.