Grouper fish vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grouper fish and pollock different?

Grouper fish is higher in vitamin B5 and iron; however, pollock is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, magnesium, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pollock is 124% higher.
Grouper fish contains 2 times more iron than pollock. While grouper fish contains 1.14mg of iron, pollock contains only 0.56mg.
Grouper fish has less cholesterol.

Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Grouper fish

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+103.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

~equal in Potassium ~430mg

~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

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.

Grouper fish

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+936.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+430.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.329mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	3.66µg	124%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	3.949mg	22%
Phosphorus	143mg	267mg	18%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.223mg	17%
Sodium	53mg	419mg	16%
Cholesterol	47mg	86mg	13%
Magnesium	37mg	81mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.432mg	9%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Iron	1.14mg	0.56mg	7%
Vitamin D		51IU	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	44.1µg	5%
Calcium	21mg	72mg	5%
Vitamin A	50µg	17µg	4%
Protein	24.84g	23.48g	3%
Copper	0.045mg	0.06mg	2%
Folate	10µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.054mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.329mg	2%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.57mg	1%
Potassium	475mg	430mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.299g	0.159g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	0.583g	1%
Calories	118kcal	111kcal	0%
Fats	1.3g	1.18g	0%
Manganese	0.012mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.268g	0.134g	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.089mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.019mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.735mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.731mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.035g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.213g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0.027g	N/A