Halibut vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between halibut and catfish

Halibut has more selenium, vitamin B6, fats, and iron, while catfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 76% higher.
Catfish contains 5 times less selenium than halibut. Halibut contains 46.8µg of selenium, while catfish contains 9.9µg.
The amount of saturated fat in catfish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Halibut

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more IronIron	+203.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

~equal in Copper ~0.039mg

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.

Halibut

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+174%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+181.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+189.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	2.78µg	76%
Selenium	46.8µg	9.9µg	67%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.177mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	3.115g	19%
Fats	17.74g	7.19g	16%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.811mg	10%
Iron	0.85mg	0.28mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.102g	1.586g	7%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Calories	239kcal	144kcal	5%
Phosphorus	210mg	247mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.024mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	2.548mg	4%
Folate	1µg	12µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	1.354g	3%
Cholesterol	59mg	66mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Magnesium	33mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Calcium	4mg	9mg	1%
Potassium	344mg	366mg	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.58mg	1%
Sodium	103mg	119mg	1%
Protein	18.42g	18.44g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	2.8	N/A
Copper	0.038mg	0.039mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.1mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A