Flatfish vs. Gefilte fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flatfish and gefilte fish different?

Flatfish is higher in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12; however, gefilte fish is richer in iron and copper.
Daily need coverage for selenium for flatfish is 40% higher.
Flatfish contains 4 times more phosphorus than gefilte fish. While flatfish contains 309mg of phosphorus, gefilte fish contains only 73mg.
Gefilte fish has less cholesterol.

Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat and Fish, gefiltefish, commercial, sweet recipe are the varieties used 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.

Flatfish

Gefilte fish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+323.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+210.5%

Contains more IronIron	+978.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+747.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+329.4%

~equal in Calcium ~23mg

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.

Flatfish

Gefilte fish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+136%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	32.6µg	10.5µg	40%
Phosphorus	309mg	73mg	34%
Iron	0.23mg	2.48mg	28%
Vitamin B12	1.31µg	0.84µg	20%
Copper	0.023mg	0.195mg	19%
Vitamin D	3.5µg		18%
Vitamin D	139IU		17%
Choline	79.9mg		15%
Protein	15.24g	9.07g	12%
Cholesterol	56mg	30mg	9%
Sodium	363mg	524mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.77mg		5%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.82mg	4%
Magnesium	22mg	9mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.065mg	3%
Potassium	197mg	91mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.115mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.059mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.278mg	1mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.073mg	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	27µg	2%
Carbs	0g	7.41g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.542g	0.412g	1%
Folate	6µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.227mg	0.2mg	1%
Fats	2.37g	1.73g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.459g	0.285g	1%
Calories	86kcal	84kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	7.41g	N/A
Calcium	25mg	23mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.014g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.657g	0.824g	0%
Tryptophan	0.197mg	0.086mg	0%
Threonine	0.719mg	0.488mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.754mg	0.486mg	0%
Leucine	1.335mg	0.81mg	0%
Lysine	1.561mg	0.842mg	0%
Methionine	0.56mg	0.255mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.624mg	0.493mg	0%
Valine	0.8mg	0.548mg	0%
Histidine	0.374mg	0.261mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.168g	0.075g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.132g	0.045g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.034g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A