Sheepshead vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sheepshead and ling fish?

Sheepshead is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and selenium, while ling fish is higher in vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Sheepshead's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 69% higher.
Ling fish has 2 times less vitamin B5 than sheepshead. Sheepshead has 0.87mg of vitamin B5, while ling fish has 0.369mg.
Sheepshead is lower in sodium.

We used Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Sheepshead

Ling fish

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+131.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.9%
Contains more IronIron	+23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81%

~equal in Potassium ~486mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Sheepshead

Ling fish

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+253.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+362%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.351mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.3µg	0.65µg	69%
Phosphorus	350mg	254mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.231mg	14%
Magnesium	35mg	81mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.369mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.127mg	10%
Selenium	51.3µg	46.8µg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.8mg	2.801mg	6%
Sodium	73mg	173mg	4%
Cholesterol	64mg	51mg	4%
Protein	26.02g	24.35g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.382g		3%
Zinc	0.63mg	1mg	3%
Copper	0.122mg	0.141mg	2%
Iron	0.67mg	0.83mg	2%
Folate	17µg	8µg	2%
Saturated fat	0.36g		2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.35g		1%
Calories	126kcal	111kcal	1%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.038mg	1%
Potassium	512mg	486mg	1%
Calcium	37mg	44mg	1%
Fats	1.63g	0.82g	1%
Vitamin A	35µg	35µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.351mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.273mg	0%
Threonine	1.141mg	1.067mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.199mg	1.122mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.979mg	0%
Lysine	2.39mg	2.236mg	0%
Methionine	0.77mg	0.721mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	1.254mg	0%
Histidine	0.766mg	0.717mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.083g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.107g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g		N/A