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Milkfish vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between milkfish and herring

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6; however, herring is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 411% more.
  • Milkfish contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than herring. Milkfish contains 8.256mg of vitamin B3, while herring contains 4.124mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, herring, Atlantic, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 22% 37% 53% 39% 35% 130% 15% 5.2% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12%
Contains more IronIron +243.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +168.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +21%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 12% 27% 81% 28% 69% 77% 44% 80% 1643% 0.25% 9% 45%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +301.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~36µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Herring DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 13.14µg 411%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 27%
Vitamin D 214IU 27%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 4.124mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.299mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.735g 18%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Phosphorus 208mg 303mg 14%
Iron 0.41mg 1.41mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.79g 12%
Saturated fat 2.615g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.348mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.37mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.112mg 8%
Copper 0.044mg 0.118mg 8%
Protein 26.32g 23.03g 7%
Fats 8.63g 11.59g 5%
Cholesterol 67mg 77mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.74mg 3%
Folate 18µg 12µg 2%
Zinc 1.05mg 1.27mg 2%
Calories 190kcal 203kcal 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.04mg 1%
Sodium 92mg 115mg 1%
Potassium 374mg 419mg 1%
Calcium 65mg 74mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 41mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 36µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.258mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 1.01mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 1.061mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 1.872mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 2.115mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 0.682mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 0.899mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 1.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.678mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.909g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.071g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
23% 12% 64%
Protein: 23.03 g
Fats: 11.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.16 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.3%
Contains more OtherOther +98.4%
Contains more FatsFats +34.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~64.16g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/nutrients
  2. Herring - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175117/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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