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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Perch

Cod

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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Perch

Cod

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 DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+102.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.088mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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