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Monkfish vs. Wolffish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between monkfish and wolffish?

  • Wolffish is richer than monkfish in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and vitamin A.
  • Wolffish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 55% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in monkfish is lower.

We used Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, 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.
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 27% 2.4% 34% 4.5% 12% 27% 110% 14% 2.5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.2%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.037mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~256mg
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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% 43% 0% 0% 52% 22% 49% 39% 107% 294% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +617.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +280.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +126%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.598mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Wolffish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 2.35µg 55%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.208mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.462mg 14%
Vitamin A 14µg 130µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.658mg 10%
Cholesterol 32mg 59mg 9%
Protein 18.56g 22.44g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.083g 7%
Potassium 513mg 385mg 4%
Iron 0.41mg 0.12mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 1mg 4%
Sodium 23mg 109mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 38mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.072g 3%
Saturated fat 0.468g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.097mg 2%
Fats 1.95g 3.06g 2%
Folate 8µg 6µg 1%
Calories 97kcal 123kcal 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.019mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Copper 0.036mg 0.037mg 0%
Phosphorus 256mg 256mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 2.598mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.984mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 1.034mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.824mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 2.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.664mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.876mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 1.156mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.661mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.393g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.405g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.055g 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
22% 3% 74%
Protein: 22.44 g
Fats: 3.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.23 g
Other: 0.27 g
Contains more OtherOther +263%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.9%
Contains more FatsFats +56.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~74.23g

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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. Wolffish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174247/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.