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Orange roughy vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between orange roughy and whiting

  • Orange roughy has more selenium, vitamin E, and iron; however, whiting is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, potassium, and calcium.
  • Whiting covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 89% more than orange roughy.
  • Whiting contains 5 times less vitamin E than orange roughy. Orange roughy contains 1.87mg of vitamin E, while whiting contains 0.38mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whiting, 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 13% 3.3% 16% 42% 25% 8.7% 44% 9% 4.8% 482%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
Contains more IronIron +169%
Contains more CopperCopper +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +463.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +179.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +251.4%

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 0% 8% 37% 0% 11% 15% 34% 3.4% 15% 59% 2.8% 3.8% 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% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +392.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +346.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +453.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.67mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange roughy Whiting DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 2.6µg 89%
Selenium 88.3µg 41.1µg 86%
Phosphorus 102mg 285mg 26%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.87mg 0.38mg 10%
Iron 1.13mg 0.42mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.18mg 9%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Potassium 181mg 434mg 7%
Calcium 11mg 62mg 5%
Copper 0.075mg 0.04mg 4%
Manganese 0.037mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.056mg 0.25mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 132mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.184g 0.587g 3%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.53mg 2%
Vitamin A 24µg 38µg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 27mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.068mg 2%
Protein 22.64g 23.48g 2%
Calories 105kcal 116kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.82mg 1.67mg 1%
Cholesterol 80mg 84mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.69g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.063mg 0.06mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.439g 0.445g 0%
Tryptophan 0.23mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.03mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.058mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 1.797mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.092mg 2.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.728mg 0.695mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.869mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.083mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.474mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.006g 0.283g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.025g 0.235g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.069g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 67% 9%
Protein: 22.64 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.97 g
Other: 9.49 g
23% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more OtherOther +7808.3%
Contains more FatsFats +87.8%
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 67% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.439 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.184 g
28% 31% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.587 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +219%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.445g

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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. Orange roughy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174251/nutrients
  2. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/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.