Catfish vs. Grouper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between catfish and grouper?

Catfish is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fats, and vitamin B2, yet grouper is higher in selenium, protein, vitamin B6, and iron.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 87% more.
Catfish has 17 times more vitamin B2 than grouper. While catfish has 0.1mg of vitamin B2, grouper has only 0.006mg.
The amount of saturated fat in grouper is lower.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Catfish

Grouper

Contains more ZincZinc	+13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.8%
Contains more IronIron	+307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

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.

Catfish

Grouper

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+568.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+302.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	0.69µg	87%
Selenium	9.9µg	46.8µg	67%
Phosphorus	247mg	143mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	0.381mg	14%
Choline	78.7mg		14%
Protein	18.44g	24.84g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.35mg	13%
Iron	0.28mg	1.14mg	11%
Fats	7.19g	1.3g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.006mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.268g	7%
Cholesterol	66mg	47mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.97mg		6%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.299g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.403g	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	50µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.081mg	5%
Magnesium	23mg	37mg	3%
Potassium	366mg	475mg	3%
Sodium	119mg	53mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.3µg		2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg		2%
Calories	144kcal	118kcal	1%
Vitamin D*	10 IU		1%
Calcium	9mg	21mg	1%
Copper	0.039mg	0.045mg	1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.51mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.87mg	1%
Folate	12µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.2	N/A
Manganese	0.018mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	1.089mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	2.019mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.735mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.97mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.28mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.731mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0.035g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.069g	0.213g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.018g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.049g		N/A