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

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What are the differences between cod liver oil and walnut oil?

Cod liver oil is higher in vitamin A, vitamin D*, omega-3 (DPA), monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA) and omega-3 (EPA); however, walnut oil is richer in polyunsaturated fat.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 3333% more.
Walnut oil has less cholesterol.

We used Fish oil, cod liver and Oil, walnut types in this article.

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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

Walnut 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 ~mg

~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

Walnut oil

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

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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 Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg	0µg	3333%
Vitamin D*	10000 IU	0 IU	1250%
Vitamin D	250µg	0µg	1250%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	63.3g	272%
Cholesterol	570mg	0mg	190%
Saturated fat	22.608g	9.1g	61%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	22.8g	60%
Vitamin K		15µg	13%
Vitamin E		0.4mg	3%
Calories	902kcal	884kcal	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g	11g	N/A
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	9.5	N/A
Choline		0.4mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	6.898g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	10.968g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.935g	0g	N/A