Haddock vs. Whitefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between haddock and whitefish?

Haddock is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium, yet whitefish is higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, copper, and vitamin B2.
Haddock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 49% more.
Haddock has 4 times more sodium than whitefish. While haddock has 261mg of sodium, whitefish has only 65mg.

We used Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whitefish, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Haddock

Whitefish

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+95.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.7%
Contains more IronIron	+123.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+253.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+561.5%

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.

Haddock

Whitefish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+121.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+643.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.846mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	0.96µg	49%
Selenium	31.7µg	16.2µg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.204g	2.755g	17%
Choline	79.6mg		14%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.171mg	12%
Fats	0.55g	7.51g	11%
Phosphorus	278mg	346mg	10%
Protein	19.99g	24.47g	9%
Sodium	261mg	65mg	9%
Zinc	0.4mg	1.27mg	8%
Copper	0.026mg	0.092mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.154mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.494mg	0.865mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.074g	2.559g	6%
Saturated fat	0.111g	1.162g	5%
Calories	90kcal	172kcal	4%
Cholesterol	66mg	77mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	42mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Vitamin D*	23 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Iron	0.21mg	0.47mg	3%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.086mg	3%
Calcium	14mg	33mg	2%
Potassium	351mg	406mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	39µg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.119mg	3.846mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.327mg	0.346mg	1%
Folate	13µg	17µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	45kcal	70kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	111g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	4.6	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.274mg	0%
Threonine	1.015mg	1.073mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.067mg	1.128mg	0%
Leucine	1.882mg	1.989mg	0%
Lysine	2.126mg	2.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.904mg	0.955mg	0%
Valine	1.193mg	1.261mg	0%
Histidine	0.682mg	0.721mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.051g	0.406g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.109g	1.206g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.209g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A