Croaker vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between croaker and cod?

Croaker is richer than cod in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, and monounsaturated fat.
Croaker's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 44% more.
Croaker has 43 times more monounsaturated fat than cod. While croaker has 5.32g of monounsaturated fat, cod has only 0.124g.
The amount of saturated fat in cod is lower.

We used Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Croaker

Cod

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.3%
Contains more IronIron	+75.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

~equal in Selenium ~37.6µg

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.

Croaker

Cod

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+325%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.088mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.283mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.05µg	44%
Fats	12.67g	0.86g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.292g	18%
Choline		83.7mg	15%
Saturated fat	3.476g	0.168g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	0.124g	13%
Sodium	348mg	78mg	12%
Phosphorus	217mg	138mg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.513mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.18mg	11%
Cholesterol	84mg	55mg	10%
Protein	18.2g	22.83g	9%
Folate	34µg	8µg	7%
Calories	221kcal	105kcal	6%
Vitamin D*		46 IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Iron	0.86mg	0.49mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.81mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.079mg	4%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Potassium	340mg	244mg	3%
Copper	0.065mg	0.036mg	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.02mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	14mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Selenium	38.8µg	37.6µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.283mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.58mg	1%
Vitamin A	23µg	14µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	42mg	42mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.088mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.256mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	1.001mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.052mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.856mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.891mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.176mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.672mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.113g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.089g	0.154g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.013g	N/A