Catfish vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are catfish and whiting different?

Catfish is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3, while whiting is higher in selenium, vitamin D*, phosphorus, and calcium.
Whiting covers your daily need for selenium, 57% more than catfish.
Catfish contains 4 times more saturated fat than whiting. Catfish contains 1.586g of saturated fat, while whiting contains 0.4g.

Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types were used 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.

Catfish

Whiting

Contains less SodiumSodium

-9.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+588.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more IronIron	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+622.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+315.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.04mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.53mg

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

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+155.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+224.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+183.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.9µg	41.1µg	57%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.25mg	11%
Protein	18.44g	23.48g	10%
Fats	7.19g	1.69g	8%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	73 IU	8%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	1.8µg	8%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	2.6µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.445g	7%
Cholesterol	66mg	84mg	6%
Calcium	9mg	62mg	5%
Phosphorus	247mg	285mg	5%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.13mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	1.67mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.4g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.587g	5%
Vitamin A	1µg	38µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	0.38mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.068mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.06mg	3%
Potassium	366mg	434mg	2%
Iron	0.28mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Calories	144kcal	116kcal	1%
Magnesium	23mg	27mg	1%
Sodium	119mg	132mg	1%
Folate	12µg	15µg	1%
Choline	78.7mg	83.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.6	N/A
Copper	0.039mg	0.04mg	0%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.53mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.18mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A