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Octopus vs. Milkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between octopus and milkfish

  • Octopus has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, zinc, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, milkfish is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1364% more.
  • Octopus contains 23 times more iron than milkfish. Octopus contains 9.54mg of iron, while milkfish contains 0.41mg.
  • Milkfish contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, milkfish, 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 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.4%
Contains more IronIron +2226.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1579.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +80.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 27% 30% 24% 0% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18% 44%
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% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1000.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.069mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Milkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 3.27µg 1364%
Selenium 89.6µg 16.2µg 133%
Iron 9.54mg 0.41mg 114%
Copper 0.739mg 0.044mg 77%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 8.256mg 28%
Zinc 3.36mg 1.05mg 21%
Sodium 460mg 92mg 16%
Choline 81mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.488mg 12%
Phosphorus 279mg 208mg 10%
Fats 2.08g 8.63g 10%
Cholesterol 96mg 67mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Potassium 630mg 374mg 8%
Protein 29.82g 26.32g 7%
Vitamin A 90µg 33µg 6%
Magnesium 60mg 38mg 5%
Calcium 106mg 65mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.016mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.453g 2%
Folate 24µg 18µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 1%
Calories 164kcal 190kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.865mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.069mg 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.026mg 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.295mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 1.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 1.213mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 2.139mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 2.417mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.779mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 1.028mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 1.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +32.2%
Contains more FatsFats +314.9%
~equal in Water ~62.63g

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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. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/nutrients
  2. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/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.