Ling fish vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ling fish and butterfish different?

Ling fish is higher in magnesium and copper; however, butterfish is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for butterfish is 49% higher.
Ling fish contains 3 times more magnesium than butterfish. While ling fish contains 81mg of magnesium, butterfish contains only 32mg.
Ling fish has less cholesterol.

Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

Ling fish

Butterfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+153.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.1%

~equal in Potassium ~481mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.99mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Ling fish

Butterfish

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+20.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+106%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+134.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+181.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~33µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.65µg	1.83µg	49%
Vitamin B3	2.801mg	5.769mg	19%
Fats	0.82g	10.28g	15%
Magnesium	81mg	32mg	12%
Cholesterol	51mg	83mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.369mg	0.865mg	10%
Copper	0.141mg	0.069mg	8%
Phosphorus	254mg	308mg	8%
Calories	111kcal	187kcal	4%
Protein	24.35g	22.15g	4%
Sodium	173mg	114mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.231mg	0.192mg	3%
Folate	8µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.127mg	0.146mg	2%
Iron	0.83mg	0.64mg	2%
Calcium	44mg	28mg	2%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.019mg	1%
Potassium	486mg	481mg	0%
Zinc	1mg	0.99mg	0%
Vitamin A	35µg	33µg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.351mg	0.346mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.273mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.067mg	0.971mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.122mg	1.021mg	0%
Leucine	1.979mg	1.801mg	0%
Lysine	2.236mg	2.035mg	0%
Methionine	0.721mg	0.656mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.95mg	0.865mg	0%
Valine	1.254mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.717mg	0.652mg	0%