Crayfish vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crayfish and catfish

Crayfish has more copper, selenium, manganese, zinc, folate, and iron, while catfish has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.
Crayfish's daily need coverage for copper is 72% higher.
Catfish contains 29 times less manganese than crayfish. Crayfish contains 0.522mg of manganese, while catfish contains 0.018mg.
The amount of cholesterol in catfish is lower.

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

Crayfish

Catfish

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%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+23.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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.

Crayfish

Catfish

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%

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%

~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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