Lingcod vs. Flatfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are lingcod and flatfish different?
- Lingcod has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, flatfish is richer in phosphorus.
- Lingcod covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 118% more than flatfish.
- Lingcod has 6 times more vitamin B2 than flatfish. Lingcod has 0.139mg of vitamin B2, while flatfish has 0.025mg.
- Lingcod contains less sodium.
Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat and Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +50% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +184.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +78.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +52.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +48.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -79.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +52.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +43.6% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +38.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +19.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +41.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +34.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +456% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +81.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +281.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +200.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +216.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +66.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 4.15µg | 1.31µg | 118% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 32.6µg | 26% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.346mg | 0.115mg | 18% |
Vitamin D | 3.5µg | 18% | |
Vitamin D | 139IU | 17% | |
Choline | 79.9mg | 15% | |
Protein | 22.64g | 15.24g | 15% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.227mg | 13% |
Sodium | 76mg | 363mg | 12% |
Potassium | 560mg | 197mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.139mg | 0.025mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 258mg | 309mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.314mg | 1.278mg | 6% |
Vitamin E | 0.77mg | 5% | |
Cholesterol | 67mg | 56mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 33mg | 22mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.41mg | 0.23mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.58mg | 0.39mg | 2% |
Fats | 1.36g | 2.37g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.447g | 0.657g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.383g | 0.459g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.255g | 0.542g | 1% |
Folate | 10µg | 6µg | 1% |
Calories | 109kcal | 86kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.035mg | 0.026mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 12µg | 1% |
Copper | 0.035mg | 0.023mg | 1% |
Calcium | 18mg | 25mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.026mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.254mg | 0.197mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.993mg | 0.719mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.043mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.84mg | 1.335mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.079mg | 1.561mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.67mg | 0.56mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.884mg | 0.624mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.166mg | 0.8mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.667mg | 0.374mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.133g | 0.168g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.13g | 0.132g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.018g | 0.034g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.006g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +48.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +74.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +300% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -53% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +47% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +19.8% |