Mahimahi vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mahimahi and catfish different?

Mahimahi is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, protein, and vitamin A; however, catfish is richer in vitamin B12, fats, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for catfish is 87% higher.
Mahimahi contains 62 times more vitamin A than catfish. While mahimahi contains 62µg of vitamin A, catfish contains only 1µg.
Catfish has less cholesterol.

Fish, mahimahi, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used 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.

Mahimahi

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+111.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.6%
Contains more IronIron	+417.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+35%

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

~equal in Sodium ~119mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

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.

Mahimahi

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+191.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+302.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	2.78µg	87%
Selenium	46.8µg	9.9µg	67%
Vitamin B3	7.429mg	2.548mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.177mg	22%
Iron	1.45mg	0.28mg	15%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Protein	23.72g	18.44g	11%
Fats	0.9g	7.19g	10%
Cholesterol	94mg	66mg	9%
Phosphorus	183mg	247mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.211g	1.354g	8%
Vitamin A	62µg	1µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.155g	3.115g	7%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.241g	1.586g	6%
Potassium	533mg	366mg	5%
Magnesium	38mg	23mg	4%
Calories	109kcal	144kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Copper	0.053mg	0.039mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Folate	6µg	12µg	2%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Calcium	19mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.811mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	92g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.8	N/A
Zinc	0.59mg	0.58mg	0%
Sodium	113mg	119mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.024mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.04mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.093mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.928mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.178mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.702mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.926mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.222mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.698mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.026g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.113g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A