Bluefish vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bluefish and cockles?

Bluefish is higher in vitamin B3; however, cockles are richer in iron and vitamin B2.
Cockles' daily need coverage for iron is 195% more.
Cockles contain 2 times less vitamin B3 than bluefish. Bluefish contains 7.247mg of vitamin B3, while cockles contain 3.2mg.

We used Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) types 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.

Bluefish

Cockles

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+233.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2512.9%

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.

Bluefish

Cockles

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+570%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+106.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~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	6.22µg		259%
Iron	0.62mg	16.2mg	195%
Selenium	46.8µg		85%
Phosphorus	291mg		42%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg		36%
Cholesterol	76mg		25%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	3.2mg	25%
Protein	25.69g	13.5g	24%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg		19%
Vitamin A	138µg		15%
Potassium	477mg		14%
Magnesium	42mg		10%
Zinc	1.04mg		9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g		9%
Copper	0.068mg		8%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.2mg	8%
Fats	5.44g	0.7g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g		6%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.01mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.172g		5%
Calories	159kcal	79kcal	4%
Sodium	77mg		3%
Carbs	0g	4.7g	2%
Calcium	9mg	30mg	2%
Manganese	0.027mg		1%
Folate	2µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	59kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	127g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1		N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.7g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg		0%
Threonine	1.126mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg		0%
Leucine	2.088mg		0%
Lysine	2.36mg		0%
Methionine	0.76mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg		0%
Valine	1.324mg		0%
Histidine	0.756mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g		N/A