Octopus vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are octopus and ling fish different?

Octopus is richer in vitamin B12, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5, while ling fish is higher in vitamin B2.
Octopus covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 1473% more than ling fish.
Octopus contains 11 times more iron than ling fish. Octopus contains 9.54mg of iron, while ling fish contains 0.83mg.
Ling fish is lower in sodium.

Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, ling, cooked, dry 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.

Octopus

Ling fish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.6%
Contains more IronIron	+1049.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+424.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+236%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+35%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~254mg

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.

Octopus

Ling fish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+143.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5438.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+203.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	36µg	0.65µg	1473%
Iron	9.54mg	0.83mg	109%
Selenium	89.6µg	46.8µg	78%
Copper	0.739mg	0.141mg	66%
Vitamin B6	0.648mg	0.351mg	23%
Zinc	3.36mg	1mg	21%
Cholesterol	96mg	51mg	15%
Choline	81mg		15%
Sodium	460mg	173mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.076mg	0.231mg	12%
Protein	29.82g	24.35g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.9mg	0.369mg	11%
Vitamin C	8mg	0mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.2mg		8%
Calcium	106mg	44mg	6%
Vitamin A	90µg	35µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.057mg	0.127mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.78mg	2.801mg	6%
Magnesium	60mg	81mg	5%
Potassium	630mg	486mg	4%
Phosphorus	279mg	254mg	4%
Folate	24µg	8µg	4%
Calories	164kcal	111kcal	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.477g		3%
Fats	2.08g	0.82g	2%
Saturated fat	0.453g		2%
Carbs	4.4g	0g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.324g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8		N/A
Net carbs	4.4g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.047mg	0.038mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.334mg	0.273mg	0%
Threonine	1.283mg	1.067mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.298mg	1.122mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.979mg	0%
Lysine	2.228mg	2.236mg	0%
Methionine	0.673mg	0.721mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.069mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.303mg	1.254mg	0%
Histidine	0.573mg	0.717mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.152g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.162g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g		N/A