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Bluefish vs. Whitefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bluefish and whitefish

  • Bluefish has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, whitefish has more vitamin B1 and phosphorus.
  • Bluefish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 219% more.
  • Bluefish has 4 times more vitamin A than whitefish. Bluefish has 459 IU of vitamin A, while whitefish has 131 IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whitefish, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 2.7% 42% 23% 23% 28% 125% 10% 3.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 9.9% 36% 18% 31% 35% 148% 8.5% 11% 88%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.5%
Contains more IronIron +31.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~42mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 46% 0% 0% 17% 22% 136% 57% 107% 778% 0% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 13% 0% 0% 43% 36% 72% 52% 80% 120% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +547.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bluefish Whitefish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 6.22µg 0.96µg 219%
Selenium 46.8µg 16.2µg 56%
Vitamin B3 7.247mg 3.846mg 21%
Vitamin A 138µg 39µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.171mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.346mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.358g 2.755g 9%
Phosphorus 291mg 346mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.154mg 4%
Folate 2µg 17µg 4%
Fats 5.44g 7.51g 3%
Copper 0.068mg 0.092mg 3%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.086mg 3%
Protein 25.69g 24.47g 2%
Calcium 9mg 33mg 2%
Potassium 477mg 406mg 2%
Iron 0.62mg 0.47mg 2%
Zinc 1.04mg 1.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.955mg 0.865mg 2%
Calories 159kcal 172kcal 1%
Sodium 77mg 65mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.297g 2.559g 1%
Cholesterol 76mg 77mg 0%
Magnesium 42mg 42mg 0%
Saturated fat 1.172g 1.162g 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.274mg 0%
Threonine 1.126mg 1.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.184mg 1.128mg 0%
Leucine 2.088mg 1.989mg 0%
Lysine 2.36mg 2.248mg 0%
Methionine 0.76mg 0.724mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.003mg 0.955mg 0%
Valine 1.324mg 1.261mg 0%
Histidine 0.756mg 0.721mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.323g 0.406g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.665g 1.206g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.079g 0.209g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 5% 63% 6%
Protein: 25.69 g
Fats: 5.44 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.64 g
Other: 6.23 g
24% 8% 65% 3%
Protein: 24.47 g
Fats: 7.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.09 g
Other: 2.93 g
Contains more OtherOther +112.6%
Contains more FatsFats +38.1%
~equal in Protein ~24.47g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~65.09g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 48% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.297 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.358 g
18% 40% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.162 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.559 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.755 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.162g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bluefish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174229/nutrients
  2. Whitefish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174246/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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