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Ling fish vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ling fish and pollock

  • Ling fish is higher in copper and vitamin B1, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B3.
  • Pollock covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 125% more than ling fish.
  • Ling fish contains 2 times more vitamin B1 than pollock. While ling fish contains 0.127mg of vitamin B1, pollock contains only 0.054mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in ling fish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
Contains more IronIron +48.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +135%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~81mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg
~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

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% 12% 0% 0% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
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% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +463.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.223mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.329mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ling fish Pollock DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 3.66µg 125%
Choline 91.6mg 17%
Cholesterol 51mg 86mg 12%
Sodium 173mg 419mg 11%
Copper 0.141mg 0.06mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.801mg 3.949mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.054mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Selenium 46.8µg 44.1µg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.57mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 4%
Iron 0.83mg 0.56mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 72mg 3%
Phosphorus 254mg 267mg 2%
Protein 24.35g 23.48g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Potassium 486mg 430mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.351mg 0.329mg 2%
Vitamin A 35µg 17µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.159g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.369mg 0.432mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.231mg 0.223mg 1%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.018mg 1%
Fats 0.82g 1.18g 1%
Folate 8µg 3µg 1%
Calories 111kcal 111kcal 0%
Magnesium 81mg 81mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.273mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.067mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.122mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 1.979mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.236mg 2.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.696mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.95mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.254mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.717mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.423g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 g
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +43.9%
Contains more OtherOther +77.9%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.65g

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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. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/nutrients
  2. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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