Catfish vs. Wolffish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are catfish and wolffish different?

Catfish are higher in vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat; however, wolffish is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for selenium for wolffish is 67% higher.
Catfish contain 3 times more saturated fat than wolffish. While catfish contain 1.586g of saturated fat, wolffish contains only 0.468g.

Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Wolffish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+133.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

~equal in Potassium ~385mg

~equal in Copper ~0.037mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~256mg

~equal in Sodium ~109mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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

Wolffish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.598mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.9µg	46.8µg	67%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.462mg	22%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	2.35µg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.208mg	15%
Choline	78.7mg		14%
Vitamin A	1µg	130µg	14%
Protein	18.44g	22.44g	8%
Vitamin E	0.97mg		6%
Fats	7.19g	3.06g	6%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.468g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	1.072g	5%
Magnesium	23mg	38mg	4%
Zinc	0.58mg	1mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.658mg	3%
Iron	0.28mg	0.12mg	2%
Folate	12µg	6µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg		2%
Vitamin D	0.3µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	1.083g	2%
Cholesterol	66mg	59mg	2%
Calories	144kcal	123kcal	1%
Phosphorus	247mg	256mg	1%
Potassium	366mg	385mg	1%
Vitamin D	10IU		1%
Calcium	9mg	8mg	0%
Copper	0.039mg	0.037mg	0%
Sodium	119mg	109mg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.097mg	0%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	2.598mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.251mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.984mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.034mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.824mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.061mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.664mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.876mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.156mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.661mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.393g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.405g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A