Bluefish vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between bluefish and pollock?

Bluefish is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and fats, while pollock is higher in vitamin B2, magnesium, and calcium.
Bluefish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 107% higher.
Pollock has 8 times less vitamin A than bluefish. Bluefish has 138µg of vitamin A, while pollock has 17µg.
Bluefish is lower in sodium.

We used Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this comparison.

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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.

Bluefish

Pollock

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%

~equal in Potassium ~430mg

~equal in Iron ~0.56mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg

~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

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.

Bluefish

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+711.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+69.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+129.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	3.66µg	107%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	3.949mg	21%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Sodium	77mg	419mg	15%
Vitamin A	138µg	17µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.223mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.432mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.329mg	10%
Magnesium	42mg	81mg	9%
Fats	5.44g	1.18g	7%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Calcium	9mg	72mg	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	44.1µg	5%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.159g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.134g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.583g	5%
Protein	25.69g	23.48g	4%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.57mg	4%
Cholesterol	76mg	86mg	3%
Phosphorus	291mg	267mg	3%
Calories	159kcal	111kcal	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Potassium	477mg	430mg	1%
Iron	0.62mg	0.56mg	1%
Copper	0.068mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.054mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	4.5	N/A
Manganese	0.027mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	2µg	3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.323g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.665g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.079g	0.027g	N/A