Carp vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carp and bluefish different?

Carp has more phosphorus, iron, zinc, and vitamin B1; however, bluefish is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and protein.
Bluefish covers your daily need for vitamin B12 198% more than carp.
Carp has 3 times more iron than bluefish. Carp has 1.59mg of iron, while bluefish has 0.62mg.

Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Carp

Bluefish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+477.8%
Contains more IronIron	+156.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+85.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.068mg

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.

Carp

Bluefish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+245.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+323.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.955mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	6.22µg	198%
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Phosphorus	531mg	291mg	34%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	7.247mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.464mg	19%
Vitamin A	10µg	138µg	14%
Iron	1.59mg	0.62mg	12%
Zinc	1.9mg	1.04mg	8%
Protein	22.86g	25.69g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.067mg	6%
Calcium	52mg	9mg	4%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Fats	7.17g	5.44g	3%
Cholesterol	84mg	76mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g	1.358g	3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.097mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.955mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g	2.297g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	42mg	1%
Potassium	427mg	477mg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.068mg	1%
Sodium	63mg	77mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.027mg	1%
Saturated fat	1.388g	1.172g	1%
Calories	162kcal	159kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	3.1	N/A
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.305g	0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.146g	0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.105g	0.079g	N/A