Butterfish vs. Tilefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between butterfish and tilefish

Butterfish has more vitamin B3 and phosphorus; however, tilefish has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for tilefish is 28% higher.
Tilefish has 2 times less zinc than butterfish. Butterfish has 0.99mg of zinc, while tilefish has 0.53mg.
Tilefish is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilefish, 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.

Butterfish

Tilefish

Contains more IronIron	+106.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+86.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.7%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-48.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Calcium ~26mg

~equal in Potassium ~512mg

~equal in Selenium ~51.5µg

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.

Butterfish

Tilefish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.3%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+36.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.14mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	2.5µg	28%
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	3.5mg	14%
Phosphorus	308mg	236mg	10%
Selenium	46.8µg	51.5µg	9%
Fats	10.28g	4.69g	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.246g	8%
Cholesterol	83mg	64mg	6%
Protein	22.15g	24.49g	5%
Saturated fat		0.868g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.3mg	4%
Iron	0.64mg	0.31mg	4%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.53mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat		1.332g	3%
Calories	187kcal	147kcal	2%
Sodium	114mg	59mg	2%
Copper	0.069mg	0.052mg	2%
Vitamin A	33µg	21µg	1%
Potassium	481mg	512mg	1%
Magnesium	32mg	33mg	0%
Calcium	28mg	26mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.14mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.274mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.074mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.128mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	1.99mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.249mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.725mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	0.956mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.262mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.721mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.172g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.733g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.143g	N/A