Fish oil vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fish oil and table salt

Table salt contains less fats, vitamin D*, omega-3 (DPA), monounsaturated fat, omega-3 (DHA) and polyunsaturated fat than fish oil.
Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish oil, sardine and Salt, table.

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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.

Fish oil

Table salt

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

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.

Fish oil

Table salt

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	0mg	38758mg	1685%
Cholesterol	710mg	0mg	237%
Polyunsaturated fat	31.867g	0g	212%
Fats	100g	0g	154%
Saturated fat	29.892g	0g	136%
Monounsaturated fat	33.841g	0g	85%
Calories	902kcal	0kcal	45%
Vitamin D*	332 IU	0 IU	42%
Vitamin D	8.3µg	0µg	42%
Iron	0mg	0.33mg	4%
Manganese	0mg	0.1mg	4%
Copper	0mg	0.03mg	3%
Calcium	0mg	24mg	2%
Zinc	0mg	0.1mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	11g		N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2		N/A
Magnesium	0mg	1mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	8mg	0%
Selenium	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	10.137g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	10.656g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	1.973g	0g	N/A