Croaker vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between croaker and catfish?

Croaker is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B1, yet catfish is richer in vitamin B12.
Croaker's daily need coverage for selenium is 53% higher.
Croaker has 4 times more vitamin B1 than catfish. Croaker has 0.09mg of vitamin B1, while catfish has 0.024mg.
Catfish contains less sodium.

We used Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Croaker

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.6%
Contains more IronIron	+207.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+291.9%

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.8%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

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.

Croaker

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+32.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	38.8µg	9.9µg	53%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	2.78µg	28%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.548mg	11%
Sodium	348mg	119mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.354g	10%
Saturated fat	3.476g	1.586g	9%
Fats	12.67g	7.19g	8%
Iron	0.86mg	0.28mg	7%
Cholesterol	84mg	66mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.024mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.177mg	6%
Folate	34µg	12µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	3.115g	6%
Magnesium	42mg	23mg	5%
Calories	221kcal	144kcal	4%
Phosphorus	217mg	247mg	4%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Copper	0.065mg	0.039mg	3%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.018mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Calcium	32mg	9mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Vitamin A	23µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Potassium	340mg	366mg	1%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.58mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.811mg	1%
Protein	18.2g	18.44g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.113g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.089g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A