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

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A recap on differences between cod liver oil and penne

Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A and vitamin D, yet penne is higher in phosphorus, fiber, iron, zinc, and calcium.
Cod liver oil covers your daily vitamin A needs 2000% more than penne.
The amount of cholesterol in penne is lower.
The glycemic index of cod liver oil is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish oil, cod liver and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared.

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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.

Cod liver oil

Penne

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.

Cod liver oil

Penne

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg		3333%
Vitamin D	250µg	0µg	1250%
Vitamin D	10000IU	0IU	1250%
Cholesterol	570mg	12mg	186%
Fats	100g	4g	148%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	0.4g	148%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	1g	114%
Saturated fat	22.608g	2.3g	92%
Calories	902kcal	126kcal	39%
Phosphorus	0mg	118mg	17%
Sodium	0mg	248mg	11%
Fiber	0g	2.7g	11%
Protein	0g	5.7g	11%
Zinc	0mg	1.1mg	10%
Iron	0mg	0.8mg	10%
Calcium	0mg	89mg	9%
Magnesium	0mg	30mg	7%
Carbs	0g	16.8g	6%
Potassium	0mg	122mg	4%
Net carbs	0g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar		1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g		N/A