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Pumpkin vs. Cod liver oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pumpkins and cod liver oil

  • Pumpkins have more copper, iron, potassium, vitamin B2, and vitamin C; however, cod liver oil has more vitamin A and vitamin D.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1885% more.
  • Pumpkins are lower in saturated fat.
  • Pumpkins have a higher glycemic index than cod liver oil.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Fish oil, cod liver.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.5% 20% 21% 30% 6.3% 13% 0.13% 12% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Pumpkin
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 16% 96% 16% 0% 7.8% 18% 7.7% 12% 10% 0% 2% 6.8% 3.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 10000% 0% 3750% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10316.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin Cod liver oil DV% diff.
Vitamin A 288µg 30000µg 3301%
Vitamin D 0µg 250µg 1250%
Vitamin D 0IU 10000IU 1250%
Cholesterol 0mg 570mg 190%
Fats 0.07g 100g 154%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 22.541g 150%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 46.711g 117%
Saturated fat 0.037g 22.608g 103%
Calories 20kcal 902kcal 44%
Copper 0.091mg 0mg 10%
Iron 0.57mg 0mg 7%
Potassium 230mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Manganese 0.089mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.201mg 0mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 0g 4%
Phosphorus 30mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.413mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 0mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 4.9g 0g 2%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Net carbs 3.8g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.08g N/A
Sodium 1mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.023mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 6.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 10.968g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.935g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 4.9 g
Water: 93.69 g
Other: 0.62 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +142757.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
74% 18% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.009 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
25% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 22.608 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.541 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +518911.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563425%

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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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168449/nutrients
  2. Cod liver oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173577/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.