Whelk vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between whelk and pollock

Whelk is higher in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, zinc, and magnesium, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B3.
Whelk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 603% more than pollock.
Whelk contains 49 times more manganese than pollock. While whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, pollock contains only 0.018mg.
The amount of cholesterol in pollock is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Whelk

Pollock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1696.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+471.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4844.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg

~equal in Sodium ~419mg

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.

Whelk

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+395.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+10.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.9%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.223mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.432mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	3.66µg	603%
Copper	2.06mg	0.06mg	222%
Iron	10.06mg	0.56mg	119%
Selenium	89.6µg	44.1µg	83%
Protein	47.68g	23.48g	48%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.018mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.329mg	25%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.57mg	24%
Magnesium	172mg	81mg	22%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Cholesterol	130mg	86mg	15%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	3.949mg	12%
Calories	275kcal	111kcal	8%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Potassium	694mg	430mg	8%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Calcium	113mg	72mg	4%
Vitamin A	49µg	17µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	0.583g	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	267mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Folate	11µg	3µg	2%
Fats	0.8g	1.18g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.223mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.432mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	90g	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Sodium	412mg	419mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.054mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.159g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	0.134g	0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.027g	N/A