Orange roughy vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between orange roughy and oysters

Orange roughy has more selenium, while oysters has more zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 712% higher.
Oysters contains 2 times less selenium than orange roughy. Orange roughy contains 88.3µg of selenium, while oysters contains 39.5µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Orange roughy

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+123.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+954.5%
Contains more IronIron	+715%
Contains more CopperCopper	+7509.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24462.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1497.3%

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.

Orange roughy

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+25%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+698.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3623.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+81.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+180%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~26µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~1.7mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.061mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.32mg	78.6mg	712%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	17.5µg	710%
Copper	0.075mg	5.707mg	626%
Iron	1.13mg	9.21mg	101%
Selenium	88.3µg	39.5µg	89%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.591mg	24%
Choline		130mg	24%
Protein	22.64g	11.42g	22%
Phosphorus	102mg	194mg	13%
Calcium	11mg	116mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.18mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.056mg	0.447mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.184g	1.056g	6%
Magnesium	18mg	35mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.948g	4%
Sodium	69mg	166mg	4%
Fats	0.9g	3.42g	4%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Folate	5µg	14µg	2%
Potassium	181mg	139mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	2µg	1%
Vitamin E	1.87mg	1.7mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.036mg	1%
Calories	105kcal	102kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Cholesterol	80mg	79mg	0%
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Vitamin A	24µg	26µg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.82mg	1.85mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.061mg	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.439g	0.506g	0%
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.03mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.058mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.797mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.092mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.728mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.083mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.474mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.025g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0g	0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.069g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A