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Monkfish vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between monkfish and orange roughy

  • Monkfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, orange roughy is higher in selenium and iron.
  • Orange roughy covers your daily selenium needs 75% more than monkfish.
  • Orange roughy contains 4 times less vitamin B6 than monkfish. Monkfish contains 0.277mg of vitamin B6, while orange roughy contains 0.067mg.
  • Monkfish has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, 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 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 13% 3.3% 16% 42% 25% 8.7% 44% 9% 4.8% 482%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more IronIron +175.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.7%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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% 37% 0% 11% 15% 34% 3.4% 15% 59% 2.8% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +121.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Orange roughy DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 88.3µg 75%
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 0.47µg 24%
Phosphorus 256mg 102mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.067mg 16%
Cholesterol 32mg 80mg 16%
Vitamin E 1.87mg 12%
Potassium 513mg 181mg 10%
Iron 0.41mg 1.13mg 9%
Protein 18.56g 22.64g 8%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 1.82mg 5%
Copper 0.036mg 0.075mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.056mg 2%
Sodium 23mg 69mg 2%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.32mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 18mg 2%
Fats 1.95g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 24µg 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.439g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.045mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.063mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Calories 97kcal 105kcal 0%
Calcium 10mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.037mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.23mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 1.03mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 1.058mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.797mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 2.092mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.728mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 1.083mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.474mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.025g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.069g 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
23% 67% 9%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.97 g
Other: 9.49 g
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more WaterWater +17.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more OtherOther +868.4%
~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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Orange roughy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174251/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.