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Haddock vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are haddock and catfish different?

  • Haddock is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, catfish is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for haddock is 40% higher.
  • Haddock contains 2 times more sodium than catfish. While haddock contains 261mg of sodium, catfish contains only 119mg.

Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 4.2% 31% 7.9% 8.7% 11% 119% 34% 1.7% 173%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +220.2%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.5%
~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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 7% 11% 9% 5.8% 16% 77% 30% 75% 266% 0.25% 9.8% 43%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 19% 4.5% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2000%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg
~equal in Folate ~12µg
~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Haddock Catfish DV% diff.
Selenium 31.7µg 9.9µg 40%
Vitamin B12 2.13µg 2.78µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.327mg 0.177mg 12%
Fats 0.55g 7.19g 10%
Vitamin B3 4.119mg 2.548mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.204g 1.354g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 3.115g 8%
Saturated fat 0.111g 1.586g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.494mg 0.811mg 6%
Sodium 261mg 119mg 6%
Phosphorus 278mg 247mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.97mg 3%
Protein 19.99g 18.44g 3%
Calories 90kcal 144kcal 3%
Vitamin A 21µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin D 23IU 10IU 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.58mg 2%
Copper 0.026mg 0.039mg 1%
Iron 0.21mg 0.28mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Cholesterol 66mg 66mg 0%
Potassium 351mg 366mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.018mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.024mg 0%
Folate 13µg 12µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g 0.063g N/A
Choline 79.6mg 78.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 1.015mg 0.833mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.067mg 0.82mg 0%
Leucine 1.882mg 1.396mg 0%
Lysine 2.126mg 1.677mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.539mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 0.735mg 0%
Valine 1.193mg 0.894mg 0%
Histidine 0.682mg 0.404mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.051g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.109g 0.069g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 80%
Protein: 19.99 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.65 g
Other: 0 g
18% 7% 75%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +1207.3%
~equal in Protein ~18.44g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~74.65g
~equal in Other ~-0.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 19% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.204 g
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4109.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Haddock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174198/nutrients
  2. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.