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Lingcod vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lingcod and eels

  • Lingcod is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, yet eels are higher in vitamin A, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Eels cover your daily vitamin A needs 75% more than lingcod.
  • Lingcod contains 6 times more selenium than eels. While lingcod contains 46.8µg of selenium, eels contain only 8.3µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in lingcod is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat and Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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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 24% 5.4% 49% 15% 12% 16% 111% 9.9% 3.4% 255%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 7.8% 31% 24% 9.7% 57% 119% 8.5% 5.2% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +463.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.4%
Contains more IronIron +56.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +258.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~277mg

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% 5.7% 0% 0% 8.8% 32% 43% 52% 80% 519% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 6% 379% 0% 0% 46% 12% 84% 17% 18% 361% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +349.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6588.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +422.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +70%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lingcod Eel DV% diff.
Vitamin A 17µg 1137µg 124%
Selenium 46.8µg 8.3µg 70%
Vitamin B12 4.15µg 2.89µg 53%
Cholesterol 67mg 161mg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 0.447g 9.218g 22%
Fats 1.36g 14.95g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.077mg 21%
Vitamin B3 2.314mg 4.487mg 14%
Zinc 0.58mg 2.08mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.255g 3.023g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.28mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.183mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.051mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.383g 1.214g 6%
Calories 109kcal 236kcal 6%
Potassium 560mg 349mg 6%
Phosphorus 258mg 277mg 3%
Iron 0.41mg 0.64mg 3%
Protein 22.64g 23.65g 2%
Folate 10µg 17µg 2%
Magnesium 33mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.8mg 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Copper 0.035mg 0.029mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 26mg 1%
Sodium 76mg 65mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.254mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.993mg 1.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.043mg 1.09mg 0%
Leucine 1.84mg 1.922mg 0%
Lysine 2.079mg 2.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.67mg 0.7mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.884mg 0.923mg 0%
Valine 1.166mg 1.218mg 0%
Histidine 0.667mg 0.696mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.133g 0.108g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.13g 0.081g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0.095g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 76%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 1.36 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.68 g
Other: 0.32 g
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24% 15% 59% 2%
Protein: 23.65 g
Fats: 14.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 2.09 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
Contains more FatsFats +999.3%
Contains more OtherOther +553.1%
~equal in Protein ~23.65g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 41% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.255 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.447 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.383 g
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22% 69% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.218 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.214 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1962.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +217%

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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. Lingcod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174235/nutrients
  2. Eel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174194/nutrients

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

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