Bluefish vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bluefish and rockfish

Bluefish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin A, phosphorus, and zinc; however, rockfish is richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 193% more than rockfish.
Rockfish has 29 times less vitamin A than bluefish. Bluefish has 459 IU of vitamin A, while rockfish has 16 IU.
Rockfish contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, 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.

Bluefish

Rockfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more IronIron	+72.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+141.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.8%

~equal in Potassium ~467mg

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

Rockfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2660%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+148.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+150.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+291.2%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	1.59µg	193%
Selenium	46.8µg	76.2µg	53%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	2.897mg	27%
Vitamin D*		183 IU	23%
Vitamin D		4.6µg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.241mg	17%
Vitamin A	138µg	5µg	15%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.404mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.226mg	10%
Protein	25.69g	22.23g	7%
Fats	5.44g	1.62g	6%
Zinc	1.04mg	0.43mg	6%
Phosphorus	291mg	248mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.485g	6%
Cholesterol	76mg	61mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.466g	5%
Calories	159kcal	109kcal	3%
Iron	0.62mg	0.36mg	3%
Copper	0.068mg	0.041mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.44mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.027mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.42g	3%
Magnesium	42mg	33mg	2%
Folate	2µg	10µg	2%
Calcium	9mg	17mg	1%
Sodium	77mg	89mg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.013mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	2.3	N/A
Potassium	477mg	467mg	0%
Trans fat		0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.296mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	1.014mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.835mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.188mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.707mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.935mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	1.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.502mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.238g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A