Monkfish vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are monkfish and cod different?

Monkfish has more phosphorus, selenium, and potassium than cod.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for monkfish is 17% higher.
Monkfish contains 2 times more potassium than cod. While monkfish contains 513mg of potassium, cod contains only 244mg.
Monkfish has less cholesterol.

Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Monkfish

Cod

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+110.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+85.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more IronIron	+19.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.036mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

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.

Monkfish

Cod

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+203.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~1mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~14µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.513mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.283mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.05µg

~equal in Folate ~8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	37.6µg	17%
Phosphorus	256mg	138mg	17%
Choline		83.7mg	15%
Protein	18.56g	22.83g	9%
Cholesterol	32mg	55mg	8%
Potassium	513mg	244mg	8%
Vitamin D		46IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Vitamin E		0.81mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.088mg	5%
Magnesium	27mg	42mg	4%
Fats	1.95g	0.86g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.292g	2%
Sodium	23mg	78mg	2%
Saturated fat		0.168g	1%
Iron	0.41mg	0.49mg	1%
Calories	97kcal	105kcal	0%
Vitamin C	1mg	1mg	0%
Calcium	10mg	14mg	0%
Copper	0.036mg	0.036mg	0%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.58mg	0%
Vitamin A	14µg	14µg	0%
Manganese	0.031mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.079mg	0%
Vitamin B3	2.558mg	2.513mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	0.18mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.277mg	0.283mg	0%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	1.05µg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	8µg	8µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.124g	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.256mg	0%
Threonine	0.814mg	1.001mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.855mg	1.052mg	0%
Leucine	1.509mg	1.856mg	0%
Lysine	1.705mg	2.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.549mg	0.676mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.725mg	0.891mg	0%
Valine	0.956mg	1.176mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.672mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.154g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.013g	N/A