Pollock vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pollock and whelk

Whelk is higher than pollock in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, protein, manganese, vitamin B6, zinc, and magnesium.
Whelk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 603% more than pollock.

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

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pollock

Whelk

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 ~282mg

~equal in Sodium ~412mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pollock

Whelk

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

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%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.214mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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