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

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What are the main differences between cod liver oil and smoothie?

Cod liver oil is richer in vitamin A, while smoothie is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1992% higher.
Smoothie has a higher glycemic index (44) than cod liver oil (0).

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana types in this comparison.

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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

Smoothie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Copper ~mg

~equal in Zinc ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~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

Smoothie

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

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~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		1250%
Vitamin D	10000IU		1250%
Cholesterol	570mg	0mg	190%
Fats	100g	0g	154%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g		150%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g		117%
Saturated fat	22.608g	0g	103%
Calories	902kcal	37kcal	43%
Vitamin C	0mg	24.5mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.24µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.082mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.816mg	5%
Calcium	0mg	41mg	4%
Carbs	0g	8.16g	3%
Protein	0g	1.22g	2%
Iron	0mg	0.15mg	2%
Sodium	0mg	29mg	1%
Potassium	0mg	24mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	8.16g	N/A
Sugar		7.35g	N/A
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g		N/A