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Monkfish vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between monkfish and oysters

  • Monkfish has more vitamin B6, selenium, and potassium; however, oysters has more zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and calcium.
  • Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 710% more.
  • Monkfish has 5 times more vitamin B6 than oysters. Monkfish has 0.277mg of vitamin B6, while oysters has 0.061mg.
  • Monkfish is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, 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 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 35% 12% 345% 1902% 2144% 83% 22% 77% 215%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +269.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1060%
Contains more IronIron +2146.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +15752.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +14730.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1806.5%

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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 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% 8.7% 34% 0% 9% 42% 35% 27% 14% 2188% 5% 11% 71%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +354.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +146.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1582.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Oysters DV% diff.
Zinc 0.53mg 78.6mg 710%
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 17.5µg 686%
Copper 0.036mg 5.707mg 630%
Iron 0.41mg 9.21mg 110%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.591mg 24%
Choline 130mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.061mg 17%
Cholesterol 32mg 79mg 16%
Protein 18.56g 11.42g 14%
Selenium 46.8µg 39.5µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.7mg 11%
Calcium 10mg 116mg 11%
Potassium 513mg 139mg 11%
Phosphorus 256mg 194mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.18mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.056g 7%
Sodium 23mg 166mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.447mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 1.85mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.948g 4%
Magnesium 27mg 35mg 2%
Fats 1.95g 3.42g 2%
Folate 8µg 14µg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.45g 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.506g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 26µg 1%
Calories 97kcal 102kcal 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.45g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 1.23g N/A
Starch 0.9g 0%
Trans fat 0.068g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.046mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 0.762mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.257mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.413mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 0.523mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.22mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.271g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.163g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.061g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
11% 3% 5% 78%
Protein: 11.42 g
Fats: 3.42 g
Carbs: 5.45 g
Water: 78.19 g
Other: 1.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.5%
Contains more FatsFats +75.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +55.1%
~equal in Water ~78.19g

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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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Oysters - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171980/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.