Pollock vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pollock and catfish

Pollock has more selenium, vitamin B12, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin D; however, catfish has more vitamin B5.
Pollock's daily need coverage for selenium is 62% more.
Pollock has 5 times more vitamin D than catfish. Pollock has 51IU of vitamin D, while catfish has 10IU.
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

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.

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

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.

Pollock

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+333.3%
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 CholineCholine	+16.4%

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 B3	3.949mg	2.548mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.1mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.811mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	3.115g	7%
Cholesterol	86mg	66mg	7%
Calcium	72mg	9mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.159g	1.586g	6%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.97mg	5%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.3µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	1.354g	5%
Vitamin D	51IU	10IU	5%
Iron	0.56mg	0.28mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.024mg	3%
Phosphorus	267mg	247mg	3%
Folate	3µg	12µg	2%
Choline	91.6mg	78.7mg	2%
Calories	111kcal	144kcal	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	1µg	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.039mg	2%
Potassium	430mg	366mg	2%
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