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Milkfish vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between milkfish and scup

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, scup is higher in selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Milkfish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 69% more than scup.
  • Scup contains 2 times less zinc than milkfish. Milkfish contains 1.05mg of zinc, while scup contains 0.62mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +69.4%
Contains more IronIron +65.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Potassium ~368mg

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%
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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% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +101.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +693.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~31µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Scup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 1.62µg 69%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 4.994mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.346mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.127mg 9%
Fats 8.63g 3.5g 8%
Phosphorus 208mg 237mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.122mg 4%
Protein 26.32g 24.21g 4%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.62mg 4%
Calories 190kcal 135kcal 3%
Iron 0.41mg 0.68mg 3%
Sodium 92mg 54mg 2%
Copper 0.044mg 0.065mg 2%
Magnesium 38mg 29mg 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.045mg 1%
Calcium 65mg 51mg 1%
Cholesterol 67mg 67mg 0%
Potassium 374mg 368mg 0%
Vitamin A 33µg 31µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Folate 18µg 17µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 0.945mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.713mg 0%

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
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +146.6%
Contains more OtherOther +59.9%
~equal in Protein ~24.21g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.42g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.