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Catfish vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between catfish and orange roughy?

  • Catfish is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet orange roughy is higher in selenium, iron, and vitamin E.
  • Orange roughy's daily need coverage for selenium is 143% more.
  • Catfish has 47 times more saturated fat than orange roughy. While catfish has 1.586g of saturated fat, orange roughy has only 0.034g.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 16% 42% 25% 8.7% 44% 9% 4.8% 482%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +81.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +142.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.2%
Contains more IronIron +303.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +105.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +791.9%

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.
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% 0.33% 19% 4.5% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9% 43%
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% 8% 37% 0% 11% 15% 34% 3.4% 15% 59% 2.8% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1348.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +491.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Catfish Orange roughy DV% diff.
Selenium 9.9µg 88.3µg 143%
Vitamin B12 2.78µg 0.47µg 96%
Phosphorus 247mg 102mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.811mg 0.056mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Iron 0.28mg 1.13mg 11%
Fats 7.19g 0.9g 10%
Protein 18.44g 22.64g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.177mg 0.067mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.354g 0.184g 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.034g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.115g 0.439g 7%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 1.87mg 6%
Vitamin B3 2.548mg 1.82mg 5%
Potassium 366mg 181mg 5%
Cholesterol 66mg 80mg 5%
Copper 0.039mg 0.075mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 24µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.063mg 3%
Folate 12µg 5µg 2%
Calories 144kcal 105kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Sodium 119mg 69mg 2%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.32mg 2%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 1.1µg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Calcium 9mg 11mg 0%
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0.23mg 0%
Threonine 0.833mg 1.03mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.82mg 1.058mg 0%
Leucine 1.396mg 1.797mg 0%
Lysine 1.677mg 2.092mg 0%
Methionine 0.539mg 0.728mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.735mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.894mg 1.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.404mg 0.474mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.069g 0.025g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g 0.069g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 7% 75%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
23% 67% 9%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.97 g
Other: 9.49 g
Contains more FatsFats +698.9%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~9.49g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
5% 67% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.439 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +609.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +635.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/nutrients
  2. Orange roughy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174251/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.