Whelk vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between whelk and ling fish?
- Whelk has more vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, and zinc than ling fish.
- Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 729% higher.
- Ling fish has 23 times less manganese than whelk. Whelk has 0.89mg of manganese, while ling fish has 0.038mg.
- Ling fish is lower in cholesterol.
We used Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +112.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +156.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +1112% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1361% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +226% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2242.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +91.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -58% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +40% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +85.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +2690.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +37.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +159.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +40.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 18.14µg | 0.65µg | 729% |
Copper | 2.06mg | 0.141mg | 213% |
Iron | 10.06mg | 0.83mg | 115% |
Selenium | 89.6µg | 46.8µg | 78% |
Protein | 47.68g | 24.35g | 47% |
Manganese | 0.89mg | 0.038mg | 37% |
Cholesterol | 130mg | 51mg | 26% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.65mg | 0.351mg | 23% |
Magnesium | 172mg | 81mg | 22% |
Zinc | 3.26mg | 1mg | 21% |
Sodium | 412mg | 173mg | 10% |
Calories | 275kcal | 111kcal | 8% |
Vitamin C | 6.8mg | 0mg | 8% |
Calcium | 113mg | 44mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.049mg | 0.127mg | 7% |
Potassium | 694mg | 486mg | 6% |
Carbs | 15.52g | 0g | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.995mg | 2.801mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 282mg | 254mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 49µg | 35µg | 2% |
Folate | 11µg | 8µg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.214mg | 0.231mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 0.369mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.8g | 0.82g | 0% |
Net carbs | 15.52g | 0g | N/A |
Saturated fat | 0.062g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.056g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.046g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.618mg | 0.273mg | 0% |
Threonine | 2.136mg | 1.067mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.655mg | 1.122mg | 0% |
Leucine | 3.807mg | 1.979mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.93mg | 2.236mg | 0% |
Methionine | 1.205mg | 0.721mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.648mg | 0.95mg | 0% |
Valine | 2.075mg | 1.254mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.977mg | 0.717mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.008g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.012g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +95.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +321.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +130.9% |
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Fats
~0.82g