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

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Important differences between cod liver oil and salmon oil

Cod liver oil has more vitamin A and monounsaturated fat; however, salmon oil has more polyunsaturated fat, omega-3 (EPA), omega-3 (DPA) and omega-3 (DHA).
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 3333% more.
Cod liver oil has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than salmon oil. Cod liver oil has 46.711g of monounsaturated fat, while salmon oil has 29.037g.
Salmon oil is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish oil, cod liver and Fish oil, salmon.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cod liver oil

Salmon oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cod liver oil

Salmon oil

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg	0µg	3333%
Vitamin D*	10000 IU		1250%
Vitamin D	250µg		1250%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	40.324g	119%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	29.037g	44%
Cholesterol	570mg	485mg	28%
Saturated fat	22.608g	19.872g	12%
Calories	902kcal	902kcal	0%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.5	N/A
Omega-3 (EPA)	6.898g	13.023g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	10.968g	18.232g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.935g	2.991g	N/A