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

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Differences between lard and cod liver oil

Lard contains less vitamin A, vitamin D, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat than cod liver oil.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% higher.
Cod liver oil contains 2 times less saturated fat than lard. Lard contains 39.2g of saturated fat, while cod liver oil contains 22.608g.

The food types used in this comparison are Lard and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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.

Lard

Cod liver oil

Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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.

Lard

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+9900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~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 Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	30000µg	3333%
Vitamin D	2.5µg	250µg	1238%
Vitamin D	102 IU	10000 IU	1237%
Cholesterol	95mg	570mg	158%
Polyunsaturated fat	11.2g	22.541g	76%
Saturated fat	39.2g	22.608g	75%
Choline	49.7mg		9%
Vitamin E	0.6mg		4%
Monounsaturated fat	45.1g	46.711g	4%
Zinc	0.11mg	0mg	1%
Calories	902kcal	902kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Selenium	0.2µg	0µg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	6.898g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	10.968g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.935g	N/A