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

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Important differences between salmon oil and cod liver oil

Salmon oil has more polyunsaturated fat; however, cod liver oil has more vitamin A and monounsaturated fat.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 2000% more.
Salmon oil has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than cod liver oil. Salmon oil has 40.324g of polyunsaturated fat, while cod liver oil has 22.541g.
Salmon oil is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish oil, salmon 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.

Salmon oil

Cod liver oil

~equal in Magnesium ~0mg

~equal in Calcium ~0mg

~equal in Potassium ~0mg

~equal in Iron ~0mg

~equal in Copper ~0mg

~equal in Zinc ~0mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

~equal in Sodium ~0mg

~equal in Manganese ~0mg

~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.

Salmon oil

Cod liver oil

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

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~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	0µg	30000µg	3333%
Vitamin D		10000IU	1250%
Vitamin D		250µg	1250%
Polyunsaturated fat	40.324g	22.541g	119%
Monounsaturated fat	29.037g	46.711g	44%
Cholesterol	485mg	570mg	28%
Saturated fat	19.872g	22.608g	12%
Calories	902kcal	902kcal	0%
Fats	100g	100g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	13.023g	6.898g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	18.232g	10.968g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	2.991g	0.935g	N/A