Halibut vs. Perch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between halibut and perch?

Halibut is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and fats, yet perch is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, protein, and vitamin B5.
Halibut's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
Halibut has 15 times more fats than perch. While halibut has 17.74g of fats, perch has only 1.18g.
The amount of saturated fat in perch is lower.

We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, perch, mixed species, 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.

Halibut

Perch

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+190.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2450%
Contains more IronIron	+36.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+405.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5900%

~equal in Potassium ~344mg

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

Perch

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+246.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+129.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.9mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	16.1µg	56%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	2.2µg	52%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.9mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.14mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.195g	26%
Fats	17.74g	1.18g	25%
Cholesterol	59mg	115mg	19%
Copper	0.038mg	0.192mg	17%
Protein	18.42g	24.86g	13%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.237g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.87mg	12%
Calcium	4mg	102mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.472g	9%
Zinc	0.51mg	1.43mg	8%
Phosphorus	210mg	257mg	7%
Calories	239kcal	117kcal	6%
Iron	0.85mg	1.16mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.7mg	2%
Magnesium	33mg	38mg	1%
Sodium	103mg	79mg	1%
Vitamin A	18µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.12mg	1%
Folate	1µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	2.8	N/A
Potassium	344mg	344mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	1.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	2.02mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	2.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.97mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.223g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.036g	N/A