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

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Important differences between scup and cod liver oil

  • Scup has more selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, cod liver oil has more vitamin A.
  • Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1998% more.
  • Scup is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat 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.
Scup
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
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.
Scup
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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 0% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 0%
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 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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +96674.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scup Cod liver oil DV% diff.
Vitamin A 31µg 30000µg 3330%
Vitamin D 10000IU 1250%
Vitamin D 250µg 1250%
Cholesterol 67mg 570mg 168%
Polyunsaturated fat 22.541g 150%
Fats 3.5g 100g 148%
Monounsaturated fat 46.711g 117%
Saturated fat 22.608g 103%
Selenium 46.8µg 0µg 85%
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 0µg 68%
Protein 24.21g 0g 48%
Calories 135kcal 902kcal 38%
Phosphorus 237mg 0mg 34%
Vitamin B3 4.994mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 11%
Potassium 368mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0mg 9%
Iron 0.68mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 29mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.065mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.62mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 51mg 0mg 5%
Folate 17µg 0µg 4%
Sodium 54mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.045mg 0mg 2%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.945mg 0%
Valine 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.713mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 10.968g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.935g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Scup
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +2757.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/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.