Grouper vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between grouper and catfish?

Grouper is higher in selenium, protein, vitamin B6, and iron, yet catfish is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fats, and vitamin B2.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 87% more.
Grouper has 5 times more selenium than catfish. While grouper has 46.8µg of selenium, catfish has only 9.9µg.
The amount of saturated fat in grouper is lower.

We used Fish, grouper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Grouper

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.8%
Contains more IronIron	+307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

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.

Grouper

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+568.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+302.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	2.78µg	87%
Selenium	46.8µg	9.9µg	67%
Phosphorus	143mg	247mg	15%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	2.548mg	14%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Protein	24.84g	18.44g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.177mg	13%
Iron	1.14mg	0.28mg	11%
Fats	1.3g	7.19g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.006mg	0.1mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.268g	3.115g	7%
Cholesterol	47mg	66mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.299g	1.586g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.403g	1.354g	6%
Vitamin A	50µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.081mg	0.024mg	5%
Magnesium	37mg	23mg	3%
Potassium	475mg	366mg	3%
Sodium	53mg	119mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Calories	118kcal	144kcal	1%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Calcium	21mg	9mg	1%
Copper	0.045mg	0.039mg	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.58mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.811mg	1%
Folate	10µg	12µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	48kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.8	N/A
Manganese	0.012mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.089mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.019mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.735mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.28mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.731mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.035g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.213g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.017g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A