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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.
Whelk
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 123% 34% 61% 377% 687% 89% 121% 54% 116% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
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%
~equal in Phosphorus ~254mg

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
5
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 23% 16% 0% 0% 12% 49% 37% 24% 150% 2268% 0% 8.3% 0%
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% 12% 0% 0% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.231mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.369mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whelk Ling fish 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
Whelk
3
48% 16% 32% 4%
Protein: 47.68 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 15.52 g
Water: 32 g
Other: 4 g
24% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +321.1%
Contains more WaterWater +130.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.82g

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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. Whelk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171984/nutrients
  2. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/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.