Sea bass vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sea bass and rockfish different?

Sea bass is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1; however, rockfish is richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sea bass is 118% higher.
Sea bass contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than rockfish. While sea bass contains 0.115mg of vitamin B1, rockfish contains only 0.027mg.
Rockfish has less cholesterol.

Fish, bass, striped, cooked, dry heat and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sea bass

Rockfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.041mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~248mg

~equal in Sodium ~89mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sea bass

Rockfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+520%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+325.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+177.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+510.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.41µg	1.59µg	118%
Selenium	46.8µg	76.2µg	53%
Vitamin D*		183 IU	23%
Vitamin D		4.6µg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.226mg	15%
Cholesterol	103mg	61mg	14%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Iron	1.08mg	0.36mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.404mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.241mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.115mg	0.027mg	7%
Magnesium	51mg	33mg	4%
Potassium	328mg	467mg	4%
Vitamin A	31µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.44mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.005g	0.485g	3%
Fats	2.99g	1.62g	2%
Vitamin B3	2.558mg	2.897mg	2%
Calories	124kcal	109kcal	1%
Protein	22.73g	22.23g	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.43mg	1%
Phosphorus	254mg	248mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.65g	0.42g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.846g	0.466g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.3	N/A
Calcium	19mg	17mg	0%
Copper	0.04mg	0.041mg	0%
Sodium	88mg	89mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.013mg	0%
Folate	10µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat		0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.255mg	0.296mg	0%
Threonine	0.997mg	1.014mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.047mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.848mg	1.835mg	0%
Lysine	2.088mg	2.188mg	0%
Methionine	0.673mg	0.707mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.887mg	0.935mg	0%
Valine	1.171mg	1.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.669mg	0.502mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.217g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.75g	0.238g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A