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Veal vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veal and cod different?

  • Veal is richer in vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and copper, while cod is higher in vitamin B5 and selenium.
  • Cod covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 3037% more than veal.
  • Veal contains 23 times more saturated fat than cod. Veal contains 3.04g of saturated fat, while cod contains 0.131g.

Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw types were 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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more IronIron +160.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +267.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +760%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +141.6%
~equal in Calcium ~16mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~203mg

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.
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Cod
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +289.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +39.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1100%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +326.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13089.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.076mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 153mg 3037%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 2.063mg 37%
Selenium 13.7µg 33.1µg 35%
Zinc 3.87mg 0.45mg 31%
Cholesterol 103mg 43mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.065mg 16%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0.91µg 15%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.131g 13%
Protein 24.38g 17.81g 13%
Fats 7.56g 0.67g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.245mg 11%
Iron 0.99mg 0.38mg 8%
Copper 0.103mg 0.028mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.094g 7%
Choline 95mg 65.2mg 5%
Calories 172kcal 82kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.64mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.231g 2%
Phosphorus 217mg 203mg 2%
Potassium 337mg 413mg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 32mg 2%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0.1µg 1%
Sodium 83mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 16mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.076mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1028.4%
Contains more OtherOther +333.3%
Contains more WaterWater +21.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
2
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Cod
Cod
1
29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2921.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.