Herring vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are herring and whelk different?

Herring is richer in vitamin B3, while whelk is higher in copper, vitamin B12, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
Whelk covers your daily need for copper, 216% more than herring.
Herring contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than whelk. Herring contains 4.124mg of vitamin B3, while whelk contains 1.995mg.
Herring is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Herring

Whelk

Contains less SodiumSodium

-72.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+319.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+52.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.6%
Contains more IronIron	+613.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1645.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+156.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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.

Herring

Whelk

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+871.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+38.1%

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.118mg	2.06mg	216%
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	18.14µg	208%
Iron	1.41mg	10.06mg	108%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Protein	23.03g	47.68g	49%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.89mg	37%
Magnesium	41mg	172mg	31%
Vitamin D*	214 IU		27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg		27%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.65mg	23%
Cholesterol	77mg	130mg	18%
Zinc	1.27mg	3.26mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.046g	18%
Fats	11.59g	0.8g	17%
Choline	83.3mg		15%
Sodium	115mg	412mg	13%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	1.995mg	13%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.062g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.056g	12%
Vitamin E	1.37mg		9%
Potassium	419mg	694mg	8%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	6.8mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.214mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.4mg	7%
Carbs	0g	15.52g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.049mg	5%
Calories	203kcal	275kcal	4%
Calcium	74mg	113mg	4%
Phosphorus	303mg	282mg	3%
Vitamin A	36µg	49µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	15.52g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Folate	12µg	11µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.618mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	2.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	1.655mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	3.807mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	2.93mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	1.205mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	1.648mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	2.075mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.977mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g		N/A