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Milkfish vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between milkfish and whelk

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B3; however, whelk is richer in vitamin B12, copper, selenium, iron, manganese, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Whelk covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 620% more than milkfish.
  • Whelk has 4 times less vitamin B3 than milkfish. Milkfish has 8.256mg of vitamin B3, while whelk has 1.995mg.
  • Milkfish contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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%
Whelk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 123% 34% 61% 377% 687% 89% 121% 54% 116% 489%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +352.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +73.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.6%
Contains more IronIron +2353.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4581.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +210.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3323.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%

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%
Whelk
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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 23% 16% 0% 0% 12% 49% 37% 24% 150% 2268% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +206.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +454.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Whelk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 18.14µg 620%
Copper 0.044mg 2.06mg 224%
Selenium 16.2µg 89.6µg 133%
Iron 0.41mg 10.06mg 121%
Protein 26.32g 47.68g 43%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 1.995mg 39%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.89mg 38%
Magnesium 38mg 172mg 32%
Cholesterol 67mg 130mg 21%
Zinc 1.05mg 3.26mg 20%
Sodium 92mg 412mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.65mg 12%
Fats 8.63g 0.8g 12%
Phosphorus 208mg 282mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.214mg 11%
Potassium 374mg 694mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.4mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 6.8mg 8%
Carbs 0g 15.52g 5%
Calcium 65mg 113mg 5%
Calories 190kcal 275kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.049mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 49µg 2%
Folate 18µg 11µg 2%
Net carbs 0g 15.52g N/A
Saturated fat 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.046g 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.618mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 2.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 1.655mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 3.807mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 2.93mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 1.205mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 1.648mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 2.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.977mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.012g 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
Whelk
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48% 16% 32% 4%
Protein: 47.68 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 15.52 g
Water: 32 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +978.8%
Contains more WaterWater +95.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +81.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +65.3%

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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. Whelk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171984/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.