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Monkfish vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are monkfish and cod different?

  • Monkfish is richer in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12, while cod is higher in vitamin B5.
  • Cod covers your daily need for vitamin B5, 3057% more than monkfish.

Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
~equal in Iron ~0.38mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6%
Cod
Cod
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88339.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 153mg 3057%
Selenium 46.8µg 33.1µg 25%
Choline 65.2mg 12%
Phosphorus 256mg 203mg 8%
Vitamin D 36 IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 0.91µg 5%
Cholesterol 32mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.076mg 4%
Potassium 513mg 413mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 2.063mg 3%
Protein 18.56g 17.81g 2%
Fats 1.95g 0.67g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.245mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.231g 2%
Calories 97kcal 82kcal 1%
Magnesium 27mg 32mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Copper 0.036mg 0.028mg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.45mg 1%
Sodium 23mg 54mg 1%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.065mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.131g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1mg 0%
Iron 0.41mg 0.38mg 0%
Vitamin A 14µg 12µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 8µg 7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +191%
Contains more OtherOther +226.7%
~equal in Protein ~17.81g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~81.22g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.