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Haddock vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are haddock and cod different?

  • Haddock is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, cod is richer in vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for cod is 3050% higher.
  • Haddock contains 5 times more sodium than cod. While haddock contains 261mg of sodium, cod contains only 54mg.

Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, 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 19% 4.2% 31% 7.9% 8.7% 11% 119% 34% 1.7% 173%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.7%
Contains more IronIron +81%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.028mg
~equal in Selenium ~33.1µg

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% 7% 11% 9% 5.8% 16% 77% 30% 75% 266% 0.25% 9.8% 43%
Cod
Cod
5
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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +75%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +134.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +85.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30871.7%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Haddock Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.494mg 153mg 3050%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 0.91µg 51%
Vitamin B3 4.119mg 2.063mg 13%
Phosphorus 278mg 203mg 11%
Sodium 261mg 54mg 9%
Cholesterol 66mg 43mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.327mg 0.245mg 6%
Protein 19.99g 17.81g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.076mg 4%
Choline 79.6mg 65.2mg 3%
Selenium 31.7µg 33.1µg 3%
Iron 0.21mg 0.38mg 2%
Potassium 351mg 413mg 2%
Folate 13µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin D 23IU 36IU 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin A 21µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.64mg 1%
Calories 90kcal 82kcal 0%
Fats 0.55g 0.67g 0%
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Copper 0.026mg 0.028mg 0%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.45mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Saturated fat 0.111g 0.131g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0.094g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.204g 0.231g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 1.015mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.067mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.882mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 2.126mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.193mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.682mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.051g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.109g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 80%
Protein: 19.99 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.65 g
Other: 0 g
Cod
Cod
3
18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more FatsFats +21.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~81.22g
~equal in Other ~0.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.204 g
Cod
Cod
2
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13.2%

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. Haddock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174198/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.