Ling fish vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ling fish and sheepshead?

Ling fish is richer in vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while sheepshead is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and selenium.
Sheepshead's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 69% higher.
Sheepshead has 13 times less vitamin B1 than ling fish. Ling fish has 0.127mg of vitamin B1, while sheepshead has 0.01mg.
Sheepshead is lower in sodium.

We used Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Ling fish

Sheepshead

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+131.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.9%
Contains more IronIron	+23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.8%

~equal in Potassium ~512mg

~equal in Selenium ~51.3µg

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.

Ling fish

Sheepshead

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+362%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+253.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.35mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.65µg	2.3µg	69%
Phosphorus	254mg	350mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.231mg	0.05mg	14%
Magnesium	81mg	35mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.369mg	0.87mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.127mg	0.01mg	10%
Selenium	46.8µg	51.3µg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.801mg	1.8mg	6%
Sodium	173mg	73mg	4%
Cholesterol	51mg	64mg	4%
Protein	24.35g	26.02g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.382g	3%
Zinc	1mg	0.63mg	3%
Copper	0.141mg	0.122mg	2%
Iron	0.83mg	0.67mg	2%
Folate	8µg	17µg	2%
Saturated fat		0.36g	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.35g	1%
Calories	111kcal	126kcal	1%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.021mg	1%
Potassium	486mg	512mg	1%
Calcium	44mg	37mg	1%
Fats	0.82g	1.63g	1%
Vitamin A	35µg	35µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.351mg	0.35mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.273mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.067mg	1.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.122mg	1.199mg	0%
Leucine	1.979mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	2.236mg	2.39mg	0%
Methionine	0.721mg	0.77mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	1.254mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.717mg	0.766mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.083g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.04g	N/A