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Butterfish vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butterfish and oysters

  • Butterfish has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, and potassium; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, and manganese.
  • Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 706% more than butterfish.
  • Oysters has 6 times less vitamin B6 than butterfish. Butterfish has 0.346mg of vitamin B6, while oysters has 0.061mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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 25% 35% 12% 345% 1902% 2144% 83% 22% 77% 215%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +246%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +314.3%
Contains more IronIron +1339.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +8171%
Contains more ZincZinc +7839.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3010.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

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% 8.7% 34% 0% 9% 42% 35% 27% 14% 2188% 5% 11% 71%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +305.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +467.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +856.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Oysters DV% diff.
Zinc 0.99mg 78.6mg 706%
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 17.5µg 653%
Copper 0.069mg 5.707mg 626%
Iron 0.64mg 9.21mg 107%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.591mg 25%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 1.85mg 24%
Choline 130mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.061mg 22%
Protein 22.15g 11.42g 21%
Phosphorus 308mg 194mg 16%
Selenium 46.8µg 39.5µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 11%
Fats 10.28g 3.42g 11%
Potassium 481mg 139mg 10%
Calcium 28mg 116mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.036mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.447mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.056g 7%
Saturated fat 0.948g 4%
Calories 187kcal 102kcal 4%
Sodium 114mg 166mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.45g 2%
Vitamin A 33µg 26µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.18mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 35mg 1%
Folate 17µg 14µg 1%
Cholesterol 83mg 79mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.506g 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.45g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 1.23g N/A
Starch 0.9g 0%
Trans fat 0.068g N/A
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 0.762mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.257mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 0.413mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 0.523mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.22mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.271g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.061g 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
11% 3% 5% 78%
Protein: 11.42 g
Fats: 3.42 g
Carbs: 5.45 g
Water: 78.19 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +94%
Contains more FatsFats +200.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +17%
Contains more OtherOther +105.4%

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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. Oysters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171980/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.