Crayfish vs. Whitefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crayfish and whitefish different?

Crayfish is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, and folate; however, whitefish is richer in vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for copper for crayfish is 66% higher.
Crayfish contains 6 times more manganese than whitefish. While crayfish contains 0.522mg of manganese, whitefish contains only 0.086mg.
Whitefish has less cholesterol.

Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

Crayfish

Whitefish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more IronIron	+76.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+644.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+507%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.9%

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.

Crayfish

Whitefish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+158.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+242%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+355.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.685mg	0.092mg	66%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	0.96µg	50%
Selenium	36.7µg	16.2µg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.346mg	21%
Cholesterol	133mg	77mg	19%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.086mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	2.755g	16%
Protein	16.77g	24.47g	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Phosphorus	270mg	346mg	11%
Fats	1.2g	7.51g	10%
Vitamin E	1.5mg		10%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.171mg	10%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	3.846mg	10%
Folate	44µg	17µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.865mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	2.559g	6%
Calories	82kcal	172kcal	5%
Iron	0.83mg	0.47mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.154mg	5%
Zinc	1.76mg	1.27mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.181g	1.162g	4%
Calcium	60mg	33mg	3%
Potassium	296mg	406mg	3%
Vitamin A	15µg	39µg	3%
Magnesium	33mg	42mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Sodium	94mg	65mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	70kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	4.6	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.274mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	1.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	1.128mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.989mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.955mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.261mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.721mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.406g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	1.206g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.209g	N/A