Perch vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between perch and catfish?

Perch is richer in manganese, copper, protein, selenium, iron, calcium, and zinc, yet catfish is richer in vitamin B12 and fats.
Perch's daily need coverage for manganese is 38% higher.
Perch has 11 times more calcium than catfish. Perch has 102mg of calcium, while catfish has 9mg.
Catfish contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Perch

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1033.3%
Contains more IronIron	+314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+392.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+146.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+62.6%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Perch

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.9mg	0.018mg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	2.78µg	24%
Copper	0.192mg	0.039mg	17%
Cholesterol	115mg	66mg	16%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Protein	24.86g	18.44g	13%
Iron	1.16mg	0.28mg	11%
Selenium	16.1µg	9.9µg	11%
Fats	1.18g	7.19g	9%
Calcium	102mg	9mg	9%
Zinc	1.43mg	0.58mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.195g	3.115g	7%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.237g	1.586g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.472g	1.354g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.024mg	5%
Magnesium	38mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	2.548mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.177mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Sodium	79mg	119mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Folate	6µg	12µg	2%
Calories	117kcal	144kcal	1%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Potassium	344mg	366mg	1%
Phosphorus	257mg	247mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	1µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.811mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.8	N/A
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.02mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.283mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.223g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.036g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A