Cod liver oil vs. Steelhead trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cod liver oil and steelhead trout

Cod liver oil has more vitamin A and vitamin D; however, steelhead trout is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, and copper.
Cod liver oil covers your daily vitamin A needs 1999% more than steelhead trout.
Steelhead trout has 17 times less vitamin D than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil has 10000IU of vitamin D, while steelhead trout has 604IU.
Steelhead trout contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish oil, cod liver and Steelhead trout, boiled, canned (Alaska Native).

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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

Steelhead trout

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.

Cod liver oil

Steelhead trout

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+149900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1555.6%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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 K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg	20µg	3331%
Vitamin D	10000IU	604IU	1175%
Vitamin D	250µg	15.1µg	1175%
Vitamin B12	0µg	5.79µg	241%
Cholesterol	570mg	59mg	170%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	1.225g	142%
Fats	100g	8.26g	141%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	2.223g	111%
Saturated fat	22.608g	1.53g	96%
Selenium	0µg	26µg	47%
Protein	0g	21.11g	42%
Calories	902kcal	159kcal	37%
Phosphorus	0mg	249mg	36%
Vitamin E		2.15mg	14%
Potassium	0mg	365mg	11%
Iron	0mg	0.64mg	8%
Copper	0mg	0.058mg	6%
Magnesium	0mg	25mg	6%
Sodium	0mg	118mg	5%
Zinc	0mg	0.57mg	5%
Calcium	0mg	30mg	3%
Manganese	0mg	0.011mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g	0.376g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g	0.54g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.051g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A