Pollock vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pollock and catfish

Pollock has more selenium, vitamin B12, magnesium, protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, catfish has more fats and vitamin B5.
Pollock's daily need coverage for selenium is 62% more.
Pollock has 4 times more magnesium than catfish. Pollock has 81mg of magnesium, while catfish has 23mg.
Catfish is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Pollock

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+252.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.5%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+345.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-71.6%

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

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.

Pollock

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+246.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+87.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	44.1µg	9.9µg	62%
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	2.78µg	37%
Magnesium	81mg	23mg	14%
Sodium	419mg	119mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.177mg	12%
Protein	23.48g	18.44g	10%
Fats	1.18g	7.19g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.1mg	9%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	2.548mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.811mg	8%
Cholesterol	86mg	66mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	3.115g	7%
Calcium	72mg	9mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.159g	1.586g	6%
Vitamin D*	51 IU	10 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.3µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.97mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	1.354g	5%
Iron	0.56mg	0.28mg	4%
Phosphorus	267mg	247mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.024mg	3%
Calories	111kcal	144kcal	2%
Potassium	430mg	366mg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.039mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Folate	3µg	12µg	2%
Choline	91.6mg	78.7mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.5	2.8	N/A
Zinc	0.57mg	0.58mg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.086g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.423g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.027g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A