Oysters vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between oysters and pollock?

Oysters is richer in zinc, copper, vitamin B12, iron, and manganese, while pollock is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 709% higher.
Pollock has 95 times less copper than oysters. Oysters has 5.707mg of copper, while pollock has 0.06mg.
Oysters is lower in sodium.

We used Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Oysters

Pollock

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+61.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1544.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+9411.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13689.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3183.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+131.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+209.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.6%

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.

Oysters

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+507.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+378.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+439.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.432mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	0.57mg	709%
Copper	5.707mg	0.06mg	627%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	3.66µg	577%
Iron	9.21mg	0.56mg	108%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.018mg	25%
Protein	11.42g	23.48g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.329mg	21%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	3.949mg	13%
Magnesium	35mg	81mg	11%
Sodium	166mg	419mg	11%
Phosphorus	194mg	267mg	10%
Potassium	139mg	430mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.7mg	0.28mg	9%
Selenium	39.5µg	44.1µg	8%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.3µg	7%
Choline	130mg	91.6mg	7%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	51 IU	6%
Calcium	116mg	72mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.159g	4%
Fats	3.42g	1.18g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.223mg	3%
Folate	14µg	3µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	0.583g	3%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Cholesterol	79mg	86mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.054mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	17µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	0.134g	1%
Calories	102kcal	111kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	98g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Sugar	1.23g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.432mg	0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A