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Monkfish vs. Snapper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between monkfish and snapper

  • Monkfish has more vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, snapper is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Snapper covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 102% more than monkfish.
  • Snapper contains 18 times less vitamin B2 than monkfish. Monkfish contains 0.073mg of vitamin B2, while snapper contains 0.004mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, snapper, 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 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 26% 12% 46% 9% 15% 12% 86% 7.4% 2.2% 267%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.8%
~equal in Potassium ~522mg
~equal in Selenium ~49µg

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 5.3% 12% 0% 0% 13% 0.92% 6.5% 52% 106% 438% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1725%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +639.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +236.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Snapper DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 3.5µg 103%
Protein 18.56g 26.3g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.87mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.46mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 0.346mg 14%
Phosphorus 256mg 201mg 8%
Cholesterol 32mg 47mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.004mg 5%
Selenium 46.8µg 49µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.588g 4%
Calcium 10mg 40mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.365g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.053mg 2%
Calories 97kcal 128kcal 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 35µg 2%
Iron 0.41mg 0.24mg 2%
Magnesium 27mg 37mg 2%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.017mg 1%
Sodium 23mg 57mg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.44mg 1%
Copper 0.036mg 0.046mg 1%
Folate 8µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.322g 1%
Fats 1.95g 1.72g 0%
Potassium 513mg 522mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.294mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 1.153mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 1.212mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 2.137mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 2.415mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 1.027mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 1.355mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.774mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.048g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.022g 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
26% 2% 70%
Protein: 26.3 g
Fats: 1.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.35 g
Other: 1.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +13.4%
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.7%
Contains more OtherOther +66.3%
~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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Snapper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173699/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.