Cod liver oil vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cod liver oil and parmesan

Cod liver oil has more vitamin A and vitamin D*, while parmesan has more phosphorus, calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, and zinc.
Cod liver oil's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 1981% higher.
Parmesan contains 476 times less vitamin D* than cod liver oil. Cod liver oil contains 10000 IU of vitamin D*, while parmesan contains 21 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in parmesan is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish oil, cod liver and Cheese, parmesan, grated.

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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.

Cod liver oil

Parmesan

Contains less SodiumSodium

-100%

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

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.

Cod liver oil

Parmesan

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+49900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11350.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	30000µg	262µg	3304%
Vitamin D	250µg	0.5µg	1248%
Vitamin D*	10000 IU	21 IU	1247%
Cholesterol	570mg	86mg	161%
Polyunsaturated fat	22.541g	1.386g	141%
Fats	100g	27.84g	111%
Monounsaturated fat	46.711g	7.13g	99%
Phosphorus	0mg	627mg	90%
Calcium	0mg	853mg	85%
Sodium	0mg	1804mg	78%
Selenium	0µg	34.4µg	63%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.4µg	58%
Protein	0g	28.42g	57%
Zinc	0mg	4.2mg	38%
Saturated fat	22.608g	15.371g	33%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.358mg	28%
Calories	902kcal	420kcal	24%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.45mg	9%
Magnesium	0mg	34mg	8%
Iron	0mg	0.49mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.081mg	6%
Carbs	0g	13.91g	5%
Potassium	0mg	180mg	5%
Copper	0mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.53mg	4%
Manganese	0mg	0.071mg	3%
Choline		14.1mg	3%
Vitamin B1		0.026mg	2%
Folate	0µg	6µg	2%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein		148kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	11g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	0.55	N/A
Net carbs	0g	13.91g	N/A
Sugar		0.07g	N/A
Trans fat		0.876g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.383mg	0%
Threonine		1.075mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.455mg	0%
Leucine		2.747mg	0%
Lysine		2.201mg	0%
Methionine		0.751mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.538mg	0%
Valine		1.865mg	0%
Histidine		0.806mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	6.898g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	10.968g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.102g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.935g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.87g	N/A