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Butterfish vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butterfish and cod?

  • Butterfish is richer than cod in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and potassium.
  • Butterfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 33% more.
  • Butterfish has 5 times more vitamin B5 than cod. While butterfish has 0.865mg of vitamin B5, cod has only 0.18mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cod is lower.

We used Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 4.2% 22% 18% 12% 16% 59% 10% 2.6% 205%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.1%
Contains more IronIron +30.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +91.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.6%
~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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 Choline Choline 0% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
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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 Choline Choline 3.3% 4.7% 16% 18% 22% 18% 47% 11% 65% 131% 0.25% 6% 46%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +380.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +74.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 1.05µg 33%
Phosphorus 308mg 138mg 24%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 2.513mg 20%
Selenium 46.8µg 37.6µg 17%
Choline 83.7mg 15%
Fats 10.28g 0.86g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.18mg 14%
Cholesterol 83mg 55mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.079mg 9%
Potassium 481mg 244mg 7%
Vitamin D 46IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.81mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.283mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.088mg 5%
Calories 187kcal 105kcal 4%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.58mg 4%
Copper 0.069mg 0.036mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 14µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.292g 2%
Sodium 114mg 78mg 2%
Iron 0.64mg 0.49mg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 42mg 2%
Folate 17µg 8µg 2%
Protein 22.15g 22.83g 1%
Calcium 28mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.168g 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.256mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 1.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.052mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 1.856mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.676mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 0.891mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.176mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.672mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.154g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.013g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Cod
Cod
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23% 76%
Protein: 22.83 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.92 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +1095.3%
Contains more OtherOther +89.7%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
~equal in Protein ~22.83g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/nutrients
  2. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171956/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.