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Butterfish vs. Milkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butterfish and milkfish

  • Butterfish has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, while milkfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Milkfish covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than butterfish.
  • Butterfish contains 9 times more vitamin B1 than milkfish. While butterfish contains 0.146mg of vitamin B1, milkfish contains only 0.016mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in milkfish is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, milkfish, 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 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +56.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +132.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36.8%
~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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%
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% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +78.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~33µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Milkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 3.27µg 60%
Selenium 46.8µg 16.2µg 56%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 8.256mg 16%
Phosphorus 308mg 208mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.488mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.069mg 9%
Protein 22.15g 26.32g 8%
Cholesterol 83mg 67mg 5%
Calcium 28mg 65mg 4%
Iron 0.64mg 0.41mg 3%
Potassium 481mg 374mg 3%
Fats 10.28g 8.63g 3%
Copper 0.069mg 0.044mg 3%
Zinc 0.99mg 1.05mg 1%
Sodium 114mg 92mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 38mg 1%
Calories 187kcal 190kcal 0%
Vitamin A 33µg 33µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.026mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Folate 17µg 18µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.295mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 1.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.213mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 2.139mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.417mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.779mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 1.028mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.775mg 0%

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
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +19.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.8%
Contains more OtherOther +227%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.63g

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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. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/nutrients

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

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