Lingcod vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lingcod and shark

Lingcod is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, potassium, and phosphorus, yet shark is higher in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Lingcod covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 123% more than shark.
Lingcod contains 4 times more potassium than shark. While lingcod contains 560mg of potassium, shark contains only 155mg.
The amount of saturated fat in lingcod is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried.

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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.

Lingcod

Shark

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+261.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+177.8%
Contains more IronIron	+170.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.3%

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.

Lingcod

Shark

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+243%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.15µg	1.21µg	123%
Selenium	46.8µg	34µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.383g	3.701g	22%
Fats	1.36g	13.82g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	0.447g	5.935g	14%
Saturated fat	0.255g	3.205g	13%
Potassium	560mg	155mg	12%
Iron	0.41mg	1.11mg	9%
Phosphorus	258mg	194mg	9%
Protein	22.64g	18.62g	8%
Calories	109kcal	228kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.62mg	5%
Vitamin A	17µg	54µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.3mg	4%
Cholesterol	67mg	59mg	3%
Calcium	18mg	50mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.035mg	0.072mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.139mg	0.097mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.314mg	2.783mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Magnesium	33mg	43mg	2%
Sodium	76mg	122mg	2%
Copper	0.035mg	0.042mg	1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.48mg	1%
Manganese	0.026mg	0.05mg	1%
Folate	10µg	15µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	48kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	92g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.3	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.254mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	0.993mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.043mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.84mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	2.079mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.67mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.884mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.166mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.667mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.133g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.13g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.089g	N/A