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Milkfish vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between milkfish and whiting

  • Milkfish has more vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, whiting is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
  • Whiting covers your daily selenium needs 45% more than milkfish.
  • Whiting contains 5 times less vitamin B3 than milkfish. Milkfish contains 8.256mg of vitamin B3, while whiting contains 1.67mg.
  • Milkfish has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, 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 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +153.7%
~equal in Calcium ~62mg
~equal in Iron ~0.42mg
~equal in Copper ~0.04mg

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 0% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +394.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +25.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milkfish Whiting DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 41.1µg 45%
Vitamin B3 8.256mg 1.67mg 41%
Vitamin B12 3.27µg 2.6µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.488mg 0.18mg 24%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.25mg 12%
Fats 8.63g 1.69g 11%
Phosphorus 208mg 285mg 11%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Cholesterol 67mg 84mg 6%
Protein 26.32g 23.48g 6%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.13mg 5%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.53mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.587g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.068mg 4%
Calories 190kcal 116kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Magnesium 38mg 27mg 3%
Sodium 92mg 132mg 2%
Potassium 374mg 434mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.06mg 1%
Folate 18µg 15µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 1%
Vitamin A 33µg 38µg 1%
Calcium 65mg 62mg 0%
Iron 0.41mg 0.42mg 0%
Copper 0.044mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.295mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.154mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.213mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 2.139mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.417mg 2.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.779mg 0.695mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.028mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.356mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.283g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.235g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g 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% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more FatsFats +410.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1916.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/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.