Butterfish vs. Pacific saury — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butterfish and pacific saury

Butterfish has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and fats; however, pacific saury is higher in manganese, vitamin B12, copper, vitamin B1, iron, and calcium.
Butterfish covers your daily selenium needs 56% more than pacific saury.
Pacific saury contains 7 times less fats than butterfish. Butterfish contains 10.28g of fats, while pacific saury contains 1.56g.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pike, walleye, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Pacific saury

Contains more ZincZinc	+25.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+403.6%
Contains more IronIron	+160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+230.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5300%

~equal in Potassium ~499mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Pacific saury

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+106%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.195mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	16.2µg	56%
Manganese	0.019mg	1.026mg	44%
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	2.31µg	20%
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	2.801mg	19%
Copper	0.069mg	0.228mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.138mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.312mg	14%
Fats	10.28g	1.56g	13%
Iron	0.64mg	1.67mg	13%
Calcium	28mg	141mg	11%
Cholesterol	83mg	110mg	9%
Phosphorus	308mg	269mg	6%
Protein	22.15g	24.54g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.573g	4%
Calories	187kcal	119kcal	3%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.79mg	2%
Sodium	114mg	65mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	38mg	1%
Potassium	481mg	499mg	1%
Vitamin A	33µg	24µg	1%
Saturated fat		0.319g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.377g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.195mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.076mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.131mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	1.994mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.254mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	0.958mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.264mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.722mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.11g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.288g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.049g	N/A