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Roe vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are roe and butterfish different?

  • Roe is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and selenium, while butterfish is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
  • Roe covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 405% more than butterfish.
  • Butterfish is lower in cholesterol.
  • Roe has a higher glycemic index (27) than butterfish (0).

Fish, roe, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat types were used 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.
Roe
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 8.4% 25% 29% 43% 35% 221% 15% 1.7% 282%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more IronIron +20.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.2%
~equal in Calcium ~28mg
~equal in Sodium ~114mg
~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.
Roe
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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 55% 30% 0% 0% 69% 219% 41% 69% 43% 1443% 0% 69% 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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +394.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +530.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +441.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Roe Butterfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 11.54µg 1.83µg 405%
Cholesterol 479mg 83mg 132%
Vitamin B2 0.949mg 0.192mg 58%
Phosphorus 515mg 308mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.404g 23%
Vitamin B3 2.192mg 5.769mg 22%
Folate 92µg 17µg 19%
Vitamin C 16.4mg 0mg 18%
Protein 28.62g 22.15g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.185mg 0.346mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.277mg 0.146mg 11%
Selenium 51.7µg 46.8µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.866g 8%
Copper 0.128mg 0.069mg 7%
Potassium 283mg 481mg 6%
Vitamin B5 1.154mg 0.865mg 6%
Vitamin A 91µg 33µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.129g 5%
Zinc 1.28mg 0.99mg 3%
Fats 8.23g 10.28g 3%
Iron 0.77mg 0.64mg 2%
Calories 204kcal 187kcal 1%
Magnesium 26mg 32mg 1%
Carbs 1.92g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.92g 0g N/A
Calcium 28mg 28mg 0%
Sodium 117mg 114mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.375mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.305mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.465mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 2.509mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 2.179mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.71mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.401mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 1.676mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.778mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.26g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.747g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.105g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Roe
Roe
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29% 8% 2% 59% 3%
Protein: 28.62 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 1.92 g
Water: 58.63 g
Other: 2.6 g
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +251.4%
Contains more FatsFats +24.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14%

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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. Roe - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174239/nutrients
  2. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.