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Eel vs. Wolffish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between eels and wolffish

  • Eels have more vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, and iron; however, wolffish is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Wolffish covers your daily selenium needs 70% more than eels.
  • Wolffish has 9 times less vitamin A than eels. Eels have 3787IU of vitamin A, while wolffish has 433IU.
  • Wolffish contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, 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.
Eel
Eel
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 7.8% 31% 24% 9.7% 57% 119% 8.5% 5.2% 45%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 2.4% 34% 4.5% 12% 27% 110% 14% 2.5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +225%
Contains more IronIron +433.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +108%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +463.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~256mg

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.
Eel
Eel
5
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 6% 379% 0% 0% 46% 12% 84% 17% 18% 361% 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% 43% 0% 0% 52% 22% 49% 39% 107% 294% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +774.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +23%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eel Wolffish DV% diff.
Vitamin A 1137µg 130µg 112%
Selenium 8.3µg 46.8µg 70%
Cholesterol 161mg 59mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.462mg 30%
Vitamin B12 2.89µg 2.35µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.218g 1.072g 20%
Fats 14.95g 3.06g 18%
Saturated fat 3.023g 0.468g 12%
Vitamin B3 4.487mg 2.598mg 12%
Zinc 2.08mg 1mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.28mg 0.658mg 8%
Iron 0.64mg 0.12mg 7%
Calories 236kcal 123kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.051mg 0.097mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 38mg 3%
Phosphorus 277mg 256mg 3%
Folate 17µg 6µg 3%
Sodium 65mg 109mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.208mg 2%
Protein 23.65g 22.44g 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 26mg 8mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.019mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.214g 1.083g 1%
Potassium 349mg 385mg 1%
Copper 0.029mg 0.037mg 1%
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 1.037mg 0.984mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.09mg 1.034mg 0%
Leucine 1.922mg 1.824mg 0%
Lysine 2.171mg 2.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.7mg 0.664mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.923mg 0.876mg 0%
Valine 1.218mg 1.156mg 0%
Histidine 0.696mg 0.661mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.108g 0.393g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.081g 0.405g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.095g 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eel
Eel
3
24% 15% 59% 2%
Protein: 23.65 g
Fats: 14.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 2.09 g
22% 3% 74%
Protein: 22.44 g
Fats: 3.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.23 g
Other: 0.27 g
Contains more FatsFats +388.6%
Contains more OtherOther +674.1%
Contains more WaterWater +25.2%
~equal in Protein ~22.44g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eel
Eel
2
22% 69% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.218 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.214 g
18% 41% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.468 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +759.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.5%

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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. Eel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174194/nutrients
  2. Wolffish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174247/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.