Whelk vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whelk and herring different?

Whelk is richer in copper, vitamin B12, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc, while herring is higher in vitamin B3.
Whelk covers your daily need for copper, 216% more than herring.
Whelk contains 22 times more manganese than herring. Whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, while herring contains 0.04mg.
Herring is lower in cholesterol.

Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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.

Whelk

Herring

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+319.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+52.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.6%
Contains more IronIron	+613.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1645.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+156.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-72.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~303mg

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

Herring

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+871.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85%

~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	2.06mg	0.118mg	216%
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	13.14µg	208%
Iron	10.06mg	1.41mg	108%
Selenium	89.6µg	46.8µg	78%
Protein	47.68g	23.03g	49%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.04mg	37%
Magnesium	172mg	41mg	31%
Vitamin D*		214 IU	27%
Vitamin D		5.4µg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.348mg	23%
Cholesterol	130mg	77mg	18%
Zinc	3.26mg	1.27mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	2.735g	18%
Fats	0.8g	11.59g	17%
Choline		83.3mg	15%
Sodium	412mg	115mg	13%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	4.124mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.062g	2.615g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	4.79g	12%
Vitamin E		1.37mg	9%
Potassium	694mg	419mg	8%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0.7mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.299mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.74mg	7%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.112mg	5%
Calories	275kcal	203kcal	4%
Calcium	113mg	74mg	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	303mg	3%
Vitamin A	49µg	36µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	11µg	12µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.071g	N/A