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

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What are the differences between cod liver oil and sablefish?

  • Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A; however, sablefish is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1993% more.
  • Sablefish contains 9 times less cholesterol than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil contains 570mg of cholesterol, while sablefish contains 63mg.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat types 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 51% 14% 41% 62% 9.3% 11% 92% 9.4% 2.5% 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 0% 34% 0% 0% 31% 27% 96% 52% 80% 180% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +29311.8%
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 Sablefish DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 102µg 3322%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Cholesterol 570mg 63mg 169%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 2.618g 133%
Fats 100g 19.62g 124%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 10.328g 91%
Selenium 0µg 46.8µg 85%
Saturated fat 22.608g 4.099g 84%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.44µg 60%
Protein 0g 17.19g 34%
Calories 902kcal 250kcal 33%
Vitamin B3 0mg 5.128mg 32%
Phosphorus 0mg 215mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.346mg 27%
Iron 0mg 1.64mg 21%
Magnesium 0mg 71mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.865mg 17%
Potassium 0mg 459mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.122mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.115mg 9%
Calcium 0mg 45mg 5%
Zinc 0mg 0.41mg 4%
Folate 0µg 17µg 4%
Sodium 0mg 72mg 3%
Copper 0mg 0.028mg 3%
Manganese 0mg 0.019mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.193mg 0%
Threonine 0.754mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.792mg 0%
Leucine 1.397mg 0%
Lysine 1.579mg 0%
Methionine 0.509mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.671mg 0%
Valine 0.886mg 0%
Histidine 0.506mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.867g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0.92g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.216g 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
17% 20% 63%
Protein: 17.19 g
Fats: 19.62 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.85 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more FatsFats +409.7%
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
24% 61% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.328 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +352.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +761%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.9%

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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. Sablefish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174240/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.