Shark vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shark and lingcod

Shark is higher in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet lingcod is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, potassium, and phosphorus.
Lingcod covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 123% more than shark.
Shark contains 13 times more monounsaturated fat than lingcod. While shark contains 5.935g of monounsaturated fat, lingcod contains only 0.447g.
The amount of saturated fat in lingcod is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Shark

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+177.8%
Contains more IronIron	+170.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+261.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.6%

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.

Shark

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+243%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	4.15µg	123%
Selenium	34µg	46.8µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.383g	22%
Fats	13.82g	1.36g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.447g	14%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.255g	13%
Potassium	155mg	560mg	12%
Iron	1.11mg	0.41mg	9%
Phosphorus	194mg	258mg	9%
Protein	18.62g	22.64g	8%
Calories	228kcal	109kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.865mg	5%
Vitamin A	54µg	17µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.346mg	4%
Cholesterol	59mg	67mg	3%
Calcium	50mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.035mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.139mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	2.314mg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Magnesium	43mg	33mg	2%
Sodium	122mg	76mg	2%
Copper	0.042mg	0.035mg	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.58mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.026mg	1%
Folate	15µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.3	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.018g	N/A