Gefilte fish vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gefilte fish and pollock?

Gefilte fish is higher in iron and copper, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 118% more.
Gefilte fish has 4 times more iron than pollock. While gefilte fish has 2.48mg of iron, pollock has only 0.56mg.
The amount of cholesterol in gefilte fish is lower.

We used Fish, gefiltefish, commercial, sweet recipe and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this article.

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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.

Gefilte fish

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+342.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+225%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+305.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+372.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+265.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+320%

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.

Gefilte fish

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+278%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+294.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+311.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+335.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Folate ~3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.84µg	3.66µg	118%
Selenium	10.5µg	44.1µg	61%
Protein	9.07g	23.48g	29%
Phosphorus	73mg	267mg	28%
Iron	2.48mg	0.56mg	24%
Cholesterol	30mg	86mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.329mg	19%
Vitamin B3	1mg	3.949mg	18%
Magnesium	9mg	81mg	17%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Copper	0.195mg	0.06mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.059mg	0.223mg	13%
Potassium	91mg	430mg	10%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Calcium	23mg	72mg	5%
Sodium	524mg	419mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.2mg	0.432mg	5%
Carbs	7.41g	0g	2%
Zinc	0.82mg	0.57mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Manganese	0.073mg	0.018mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.824g	0.134g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.285g	0.583g	2%
Calories	84kcal	111kcal	1%
Fats	1.73g	1.18g	1%
Vitamin C	0.8mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin A	27µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.065mg	0.054mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.412g	0.159g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	93kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	119g	90g	N/A
Net carbs	7.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	3µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.086mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.488mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.486mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	0.81mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	0.842mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.255mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.493mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.548mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.261mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.075g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.045g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.027g	0.027g	N/A