Halibut vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between halibut and pollock

Halibut has more vitamin B6; however, pollock is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 113% more than halibut.
Halibut has 20 times more saturated fat than pollock. While halibut has 3.102g of saturated fat, pollock has only 0.159g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Halibut

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+51.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%

~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

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.

Halibut

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+281.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	3.66µg	113%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.134g	27%
Fats	17.74g	1.18g	25%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Sodium	103mg	419mg	14%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	3.949mg	13%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.159g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.329mg	12%
Magnesium	33mg	81mg	11%
Protein	18.42g	23.48g	10%
Cholesterol	59mg	86mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.223mg	9%
Phosphorus	210mg	267mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.583g	8%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Calcium	4mg	72mg	7%
Calories	239kcal	111kcal	6%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	44.1µg	5%
Iron	0.85mg	0.56mg	4%
Potassium	344mg	430mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.432mg	3%
Copper	0.038mg	0.06mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.054mg	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.57mg	1%
Folate	1µg	3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	4.5	N/A
Vitamin A	18µg	17µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.674g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.504g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.114g	0.027g	N/A