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

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How are cod liver oil and snail different?

  • Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A and vitamin D; however, snail is richer in magnesium, selenium, copper, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for cod liver oil is 1998% higher.
  • Snail has less saturated fat.

Fish oil, cod liver and Mollusks, snail, raw are the varieties used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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%
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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% 10% 100% 0% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5% 35%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +99900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cod liver oil Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin A 30000µg 30µg 3330%
Vitamin D 10000IU 0IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 0µg 1250%
Cholesterol 570mg 50mg 173%
Fats 100g 1.4g 152%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 0.252g 149%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 0.259g 116%
Saturated fat 22.608g 0.361g 101%
Magnesium 0mg 250mg 60%
Selenium 0µg 27.4µg 50%
Iron 0mg 3.5mg 44%
Copper 0mg 0.4mg 44%
Calories 902kcal 90kcal 41%
Phosphorus 0mg 272mg 39%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Protein 0g 16.1g 32%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Choline 65mg 12%
Potassium 0mg 382mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.13mg 10%
Zinc 0mg 1mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.4mg 9%
Sodium 0mg 70mg 3%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 1%
Calcium 0mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g 0.099g 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
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16% 2% 79%
Protein: 16.1 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 79.2 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +7042.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

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
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41% 30% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.361 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.259 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.252 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17935.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8844.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/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.