Herring vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are herring and lingcod different?

Herring has more vitamin B12, fats, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc than lingcod.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for herring is 375% higher.
Herring contains 10 times more saturated fat than lingcod. While herring contains 2.615g of saturated fat, lingcod contains only 0.255g.

Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used 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.

Herring

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+311.1%
Contains more IronIron	+243.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+237.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+119%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.9%

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Herring

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+111.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+216.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+16.9%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	4.15µg	375%
Vitamin D*	214 IU		27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg		27%
Fats	11.59g	1.36g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.383g	16%
Choline	83.3mg		15%
Iron	1.41mg	0.41mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.139mg	12%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	2.314mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.255g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.447g	11%
Copper	0.118mg	0.035mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.37mg		9%
Calcium	74mg	18mg	6%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.58mg	6%
Phosphorus	303mg	258mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.035mg	6%
Calories	203kcal	109kcal	5%
Potassium	419mg	560mg	4%
Cholesterol	77mg	67mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.865mg	3%
Magnesium	41mg	33mg	2%
Sodium	115mg	76mg	2%
Vitamin A	36µg	17µg	2%
Protein	23.03g	22.64g	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.026mg	1%
Folate	12µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3.3	N/A
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.346mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.909g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	1.105g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.071g	0.018g	N/A