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Drum fish vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between drum fish and orange roughy?

  • Drum fish is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet orange roughy is higher in selenium.
  • Orange roughy's daily need coverage for selenium is 131% more.
  • Drum fish has 42 times more saturated fat than orange roughy. While drum fish has 1.434g of saturated fat, orange roughy has only 0.034g.

We used Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat types 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.
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 13% 3.3% 16% 42% 25% 8.7% 44% 9% 4.8% 482%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95%
Contains more CopperCopper +296%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2324.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +445.1%
~equal in Iron ~1.13mg

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% 8% 37% 0% 11% 15% 34% 3.4% 15% 59% 2.8% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1444.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +391.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drum fish Orange roughy DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 88.3µg 131%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 0.47µg 77%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.037mg 37%
Copper 0.297mg 0.075mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.067mg 21%
Phosphorus 231mg 102mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.056mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.87mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.207mg 0.063mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.479g 0.184g 9%
Fats 6.32g 0.9g 8%
Calcium 77mg 11mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.862mg 1.82mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.434g 0.034g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.807g 0.439g 6%
Potassium 353mg 181mg 5%
Magnesium 38mg 18mg 5%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.32mg 5%
Vitamin A 59µg 24µg 4%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0.045mg 3%
Calories 153kcal 105kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Sodium 96mg 69mg 1%
Cholesterol 82mg 80mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Protein 22.49g 22.64g 0%
Iron 1.15mg 1.13mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.252mg 0.23mg 0%
Threonine 0.986mg 1.03mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 1.058mg 0%
Leucine 1.828mg 1.797mg 0%
Lysine 2.065mg 2.092mg 0%
Methionine 0.666mg 0.728mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.878mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 1.159mg 1.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.662mg 0.474mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.295g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.368g 0.025g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.185g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.069g 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
23% 67% 9%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.97 g
Other: 9.49 g
Contains more FatsFats +602.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3696%
~equal in Protein ~22.64g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.97g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 49% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.434 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.807 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.479 g
5% 67% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.439 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +539.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +703.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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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. Orange roughy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174251/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.