Skipjack tuna vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are skipjack tuna and lingcod different?

Skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and copper; however, lingcod is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for skipjack tuna is 103% higher.
Skipjack tuna contains 4 times more iron than lingcod. While skipjack tuna contains 1.6mg of iron, lingcod contains only 0.41mg.

Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Skipjack tuna

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+105.6%
Contains more IronIron	+290.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+214.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+81%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38.2%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+36.8%

~equal in Potassium ~560mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~258mg

~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.

Skipjack tuna

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+710.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89.5%

~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.035mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	18.756mg	2.314mg	103%
Vitamin B12	2.19µg	4.15µg	82%
Vitamin B6	0.981mg	0.346mg	49%
Iron	1.6mg	0.41mg	15%
Protein	28.21g	22.64g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.865mg	8%
Copper	0.11mg	0.035mg	8%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.58mg	4%
Phosphorus	285mg	258mg	4%
Magnesium	44mg	33mg	3%
Cholesterol	60mg	67mg	2%
Calcium	37mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	0.139mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.243g	0.447g	1%
Saturated fat	0.42g	0.255g	1%
Calories	132kcal	109kcal	1%
Sodium	47mg	76mg	1%
Potassium	522mg	560mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Fats	1.29g	1.36g	0%
Vitamin A	18µg	17µg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.026mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.038mg	0.035mg	0%
Folate	10µg	10µg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.383g	0%
Tryptophan	0.316mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	1.237mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.3mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	2.293mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	2.59mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.835mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.101mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	1.453mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.83mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.091g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.237g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.018g	N/A