Herring vs. Sablefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are herring and sablefish different?
- Herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, copper, and zinc, while sablefish is higher in magnesium and vitamin B3.
- Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 488% more than sablefish.
- Herring contains 4 times more copper than sablefish. Herring contains 0.118mg of copper, while sablefish contains 0.028mg.
- Herring is lower in saturated fat.
Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +64.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +321.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +209.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +40.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +110.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +73.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +16.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -37.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +160% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +812.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +183.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +24.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +16.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +41.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 13.14µg | 1.44µg | 488% |
Vitamin D | 214IU | 27% | |
Vitamin D | 5.4µg | 27% | |
Choline | 83.3mg | 15% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.299mg | 0.115mg | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.79g | 10.328g | 14% |
Phosphorus | 303mg | 215mg | 13% |
Protein | 23.03g | 17.19g | 12% |
Fats | 11.59g | 19.62g | 12% |
Copper | 0.118mg | 0.028mg | 10% |
Vitamin E | 1.37mg | 9% | |
Zinc | 1.27mg | 0.41mg | 8% |
Saturated fat | 2.615g | 4.099g | 7% |
Vitamin A | 36µg | 102µg | 7% |
Magnesium | 41mg | 71mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.124mg | 5.128mg | 6% |
Cholesterol | 77mg | 63mg | 5% |
Iron | 1.41mg | 1.64mg | 3% |
Calcium | 74mg | 45mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.74mg | 0.865mg | 3% |
Calories | 203kcal | 250kcal | 2% |
Sodium | 115mg | 72mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.112mg | 0.122mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.019mg | 1% |
Folate | 12µg | 17µg | 1% |
Potassium | 419mg | 459mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 0mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 2.735g | 2.618g | 1% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 46.8µg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 0.346mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.258mg | 0.193mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.01mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.061mg | 0.792mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.872mg | 1.397mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.115mg | 1.579mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.682mg | 0.509mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.899mg | 0.671mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.187mg | 0.886mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.678mg | 0.506mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.909g | 0.867g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 1.105g | 0.92g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.071g | 0.216g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +34% |
Contains more OtherOther | +258.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +69.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~62.85g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -36.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +115.6% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~2.618g