Sardines vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sardines and catfish

Catfish have less vitamin B12, selenium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin D, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B2 than sardines.
Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 257% more than catfish.
Sardines have 42 times more calcium than catfish. While sardines have 382mg of calcium, catfish have only 9mg.
Catfish have less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Sardines

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+69.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4144.4%
Contains more IronIron	+942.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+376.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+125.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+432.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-61.2%

~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.

Sardines

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+110.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+127%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+221.6%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.177mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg

~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	8.94µg	2.78µg	257%
Selenium	52.7µg	9.9µg	78%
Calcium	382mg	9mg	37%
Phosphorus	490mg	247mg	35%
Iron	2.92mg	0.28mg	33%
Cholesterol	142mg	66mg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.148g	1.354g	25%
Vitamin D	193IU	10IU	23%
Vitamin D	4.8µg	0.3µg	23%
Vitamin B3	5.245mg	2.548mg	17%
Copper	0.186mg	0.039mg	16%
Protein	24.62g	18.44g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.1mg	10%
Sodium	307mg	119mg	8%
Vitamin E	2.04mg	0.97mg	7%
Fats	11.45g	7.19g	7%
Zinc	1.31mg	0.58mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.024mg	5%
Magnesium	39mg	23mg	4%
Manganese	0.108mg	0.018mg	4%
Calories	208kcal	144kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.642mg	0.811mg	3%
Vitamin A	32µg	1µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.869g	3.115g	2%
Choline	75mg	78.7mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.177mg	1%
Folate	10µg	12µg	1%
Potassium	397mg	366mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	2.5µg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Saturated fat	1.528g	1.586g	0%
Tryptophan	0.276mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.079mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.134mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.001mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.26mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.729mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.268mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.725mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.473g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.509g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A