Herring vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between herring and orange roughy

Herring has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, zinc, and potassium; however, orange roughy is richer in selenium.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 528% more.
Herring contains 77 times more saturated fat than orange roughy. Herring contains 2.615g of saturated fat, while orange roughy contains 0.034g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Herring

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+127.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+572.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+131.5%
Contains more IronIron	+24.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+296.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+197.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.7%

~equal in Manganese ~0.037mg

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.

Herring

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+148.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+374.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+419.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2695.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1000%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	0.47µg	528%
Selenium	46.8µg	88.3µg	75%
Phosphorus	303mg	102mg	29%
Vitamin D	5.4µg		27%
Vitamin D	214IU		27%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.067mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.063mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.184g	17%
Fats	11.59g	0.9g	16%
Choline	83.3mg		15%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	1.82mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.056mg	14%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.034g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.439g	11%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.32mg	9%
Potassium	419mg	181mg	7%
Calcium	74mg	11mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.045mg	6%
Calories	203kcal	105kcal	5%
Copper	0.118mg	0.075mg	5%
Magnesium	41mg	18mg	5%
Iron	1.41mg	1.13mg	4%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	1.87mg	3%
Sodium	115mg	69mg	2%
Folate	12µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin A	36µg	24µg	1%
Protein	23.03g	22.64g	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.1µg	1%
Cholesterol	77mg	80mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.037mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.069g	N/A