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Perch vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between perch and cod?

  • Perch is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, calcium, and iron, yet cod is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
  • Perch's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 48% more.
  • Perch has 45 times more manganese than cod. While perch has 0.9mg of manganese, cod has only 0.02mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cod is lower.

We used Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types 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.
Perch
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 30% 44% 64% 39% 110% 10% 117% 88%
Cod
Cod
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 4.2% 22% 18% 12% 16% 59% 10% 2.6% 205%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +628.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%
Contains more IronIron +136.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +433.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.5%
~equal in Sodium ~78mg

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.
Perch
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 5.7% 0% 3.3% 0% 20% 28% 36% 52% 32% 275% 0% 4.5%
Cod
Cod
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 18% 4.7% 16% 22% 18% 47% 11% 65% 131% 0.25% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.088mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Perch Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.2µg 1.05µg 48%
Selenium 16.1µg 37.6µg 39%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.02mg 38%
Cholesterol 115mg 55mg 20%
Copper 0.192mg 0.036mg 17%
Phosphorus 257mg 138mg 17%
Choline 83.7mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.18mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0.283mg 11%
Calcium 102mg 14mg 9%
Iron 1.16mg 0.49mg 8%
Zinc 1.43mg 0.58mg 8%
Vitamin D* 46 IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.81mg 5%
Protein 24.86g 22.83g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.9mg 2.513mg 4%
Potassium 344mg 244mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.079mg 3%
Calories 117kcal 105kcal 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 42mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.088mg 1%
Folate 6µg 8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.472g 0.292g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 21g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 47kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 85g 95g N/A
Fats 1.18g 0.86g 0%
Sodium 79mg 78mg 0%
Vitamin A 10µg 14µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.237g 0.168g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.195g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0.256mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 1.052mg 0%
Leucine 2.02mg 1.856mg 0%
Lysine 2.283mg 2.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.676mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.97mg 0.891mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.176mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.672mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.223g 0.154g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.036g 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
3
25% 73%
Protein: 24.86 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.25 g
Other: 0.71 g
Cod
Cod
1
23% 76%
Protein: 22.83 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.92 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +37.2%
Contains more OtherOther +82.1%
~equal in Protein ~22.83g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~75.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
2
26% 22% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.237 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.195 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.472 g
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.168 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.292 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.1%

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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. Perch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173679/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171956/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.