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Drum fish vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between drum fish and butterfish?

  • Drum fish is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B12, and iron, yet butterfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Butterfish's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% higher.
  • Drum fish has 47 times more manganese than butterfish. Drum fish has 0.897mg of manganese, while butterfish has 0.019mg.

We used Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 31% 43% 99% 23% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +79.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +330.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4621.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 20% 0% 0% 20% 48% 54% 52% 80% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +26.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.192mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drum fish Butterfish DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.019mg 38%
Copper 0.297mg 0.069mg 25%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 1.83µg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.862mg 5.769mg 18%
Phosphorus 231mg 308mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.479g 10%
Saturated fat 1.434g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.807g 7%
Fats 6.32g 10.28g 6%
Iron 1.15mg 0.64mg 6%
Calcium 77mg 28mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.146mg 5%
Potassium 353mg 481mg 4%
Vitamin A 59µg 33µg 3%
Calories 153kcal 187kcal 2%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.99mg 1%
Sodium 96mg 114mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.207mg 0.192mg 1%
Protein 22.49g 22.15g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 82mg 83mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.346mg 0%
Folate 17µg 17µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.986mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 1.828mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 2.065mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.666mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.878mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 1.159mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.662mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.368g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.185g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 6% 71%
Protein: 22.49 g
Fats: 6.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.94 g
Other: 0.25 g
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more FatsFats +62.7%
Contains more OtherOther +196%
~equal in Protein ~22.15g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.83g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Drum fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171993/nutrients
  2. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.