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Butterfish vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between butterfish and orange roughy

  • Butterfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B1, while orange roughy has more selenium and iron.
  • Orange roughy covers your daily need for selenium, 75% more than butterfish.
  • Butterfish contains 15 times more vitamin B5 than orange roughy. While butterfish contains 0.865mg of vitamin B5, orange roughy contains only 0.056mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, 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 13% 3.3% 16% 42% 25% 8.7% 44% 9% 4.8% 482%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +209.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +202%
Contains more IronIron +76.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.075mg

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% 37% 0% 11% 15% 34% 3.4% 15% 59% 2.8% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +224.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +217%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1444.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +289.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Orange roughy DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 88.3µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 0.47µg 57%
Phosphorus 308mg 102mg 29%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 1.82mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.067mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.056mg 16%
Fats 10.28g 0.9g 14%
Vitamin E 1.87mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.063mg 10%
Potassium 481mg 181mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.045mg 8%
Iron 0.64mg 1.13mg 6%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.32mg 6%
Calories 187kcal 105kcal 4%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Sodium 114mg 69mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 11mg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 24µg 1%
Copper 0.069mg 0.075mg 1%
Protein 22.15g 22.64g 1%
Cholesterol 83mg 80mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.439g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.23mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 1.03mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.058mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 1.797mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.092mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.728mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.474mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.025g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.069g 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
23% 67% 9%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.97 g
Other: 9.49 g
Contains more FatsFats +1042.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1182.4%
~equal in Protein ~22.64g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.97g

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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. Orange roughy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174251/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.