Monkfish vs. Pacific saury — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between monkfish and pacific saury?
- Monkfish is higher in selenium and vitamin B6, yet pacific saury is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, vitamin B5, and calcium.
- Monkfish's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
- Monkfish has 2 times more vitamin B6 than pacific saury. While monkfish has 0.277mg of vitamin B6, pacific saury has only 0.138mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in monkfish is lower.
We used Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pike, walleye, cooked, dry heat types 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -64.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +188.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +40.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1310% |
Contains more IronIron | +307.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +533.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +49.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3209.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +100.7% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +71.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +975.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +167.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +122.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +112.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 16.2µg | 56% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.04µg | 2.31µg | 53% |
Manganese | 0.031mg | 1.026mg | 43% |
Cholesterol | 32mg | 110mg | 26% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.029mg | 0.312mg | 24% |
Copper | 0.036mg | 0.228mg | 21% |
Iron | 0.41mg | 1.67mg | 16% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.173mg | 0.865mg | 14% |
Calcium | 10mg | 141mg | 13% |
Protein | 18.56g | 24.54g | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.277mg | 0.138mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.073mg | 0.195mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.573g | 4% | |
Magnesium | 27mg | 38mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 256mg | 269mg | 2% |
Sodium | 23mg | 65mg | 2% |
Folate | 8µg | 17µg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.558mg | 2.801mg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.53mg | 0.79mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.319g | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.377g | 1% | |
Calories | 97kcal | 119kcal | 1% |
Vitamin A | 14µg | 24µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Fats | 1.95g | 1.56g | 1% |
Potassium | 513mg | 499mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.208mg | 0.275mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.814mg | 1.076mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.855mg | 1.131mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.509mg | 1.994mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.705mg | 2.254mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.549mg | 0.726mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.725mg | 0.958mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.956mg | 1.264mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.547mg | 0.722mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.11g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.288g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.049g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
18.56 g
Fats:
1.95 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
78.51 g
Other:
0.98 g
Protein:
24.54 g
Fats:
1.56 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
73.47 g
Other:
0.43 g
Contains more FatsFats | +25% |
Contains more OtherOther | +127.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +32.2% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~73.47g