Catfish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between catfish and crayfish

Catfish have more vitamin B12 and vitamin B6, while crayfish has more copper, selenium, manganese, zinc, folate, and iron.
Crayfish's daily need coverage for copper is 72% higher.
Crayfish contains 9 times less saturated fat than catfish. Catfish contain 1.586g of saturated fat, while crayfish contains 0.181g.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Catfish

Crayfish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+23.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more IronIron	+196.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1656.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+203.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+270.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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.

Catfish

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+29.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+108.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.039mg	0.685mg	72%
Selenium	9.9µg	36.7µg	49%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	2.15µg	26%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.522mg	22%
Cholesterol	66mg	133mg	22%
Zinc	0.58mg	1.76mg	11%
Fats	7.19g	1.2g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.076mg	8%
Folate	12µg	44µg	8%
Iron	0.28mg	0.83mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.244g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.367g	7%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.181g	6%
Calcium	9mg	60mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.58mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	1.5mg	4%
Protein	18.44g	16.77g	3%
Calories	144kcal	82kcal	3%
Phosphorus	247mg	270mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0µg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	2.28mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	15µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Potassium	366mg	296mg	2%
Vitamin D	10IU	0IU	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Sodium	119mg	94mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.085mg	1%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Choline	78.7mg	80.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A