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Carp vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between carp and butterfish

  • Carp has more phosphorus, iron, and zinc; however, butterfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Butterfish covers your daily selenium needs 56% more than carp.
  • Butterfish has 2 times less iron than carp. Carp has 1.59mg of iron, while butterfish has 0.64mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, 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.
Carp
Carp
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 16% 38% 60% 24% 52% 228% 8.2% 6.5% 88%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +148.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.069mg

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.
Carp
Carp
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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 5.3% 3.3% 0% 0% 35% 16% 39% 52% 51% 184% 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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +230%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +174.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +24.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.146mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carp Butterfish DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Phosphorus 531mg 308mg 32%
Vitamin B3 2.1mg 5.769mg 23%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 1.83µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.835g 12%
Iron 1.59mg 0.64mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.346mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.192mg 9%
Zinc 1.9mg 0.99mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.985g 7%
Saturated fat 1.388g 6%
Fats 7.17g 10.28g 5%
Vitamin A 10µg 33µg 3%
Sodium 63mg 114mg 2%
Potassium 427mg 481mg 2%
Calcium 52mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.019mg 1%
Protein 22.86g 22.15g 1%
Magnesium 38mg 32mg 1%
Calories 162kcal 187kcal 1%
Cholesterol 84mg 83mg 0%
Copper 0.073mg 0.069mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.146mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.865mg 0%
Folate 17µg 17µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.256mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.002mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.054mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.858mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 2.1mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.677mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 1.178mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.673mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.305g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.105g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
Carp
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23% 7% 70%
Protein: 22.86 g
Fats: 7.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.63 g
Other: 0.34 g
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +43.4%
Contains more OtherOther +117.6%
~equal in Protein ~22.15g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.83g

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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. Carp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174185/nutrients
  2. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.