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Scup vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scup and catfish different?

  • Scup is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while catfish is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Scup covers your daily need for selenium, 67% more than catfish.
  • Scup contains 6 times more calcium than catfish. Scup contains 51mg of calcium, while catfish contains 9mg.

Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more IronIron +142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +372.7%
~equal in Potassium ~366mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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.
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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 0% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 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% 0.33% 19% 4.5% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +429.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +71.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scup Catfish DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 9.9µg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 2.78µg 48%
Vitamin B3 4.994mg 2.548mg 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.177mg 13%
Protein 24.21g 18.44g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.354g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.024mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.115g 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 7%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 6%
Fats 3.5g 7.19g 6%
Iron 0.68mg 0.28mg 5%
Calcium 51mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin A 31µg 1µg 3%
Sodium 54mg 119mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.039mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.018mg 1%
Phosphorus 237mg 247mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.811mg 1%
Magnesium 29mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Folate 17µg 12µg 1%
Calories 135kcal 144kcal 0%
Cholesterol 67mg 66mg 0%
Potassium 368mg 366mg 0%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.58mg 0%
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 1.061mg 0.833mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.115mg 0.82mg 0%
Leucine 1.967mg 1.396mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.677mg 0%
Methionine 0.716mg 0.539mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.945mg 0.735mg 0%
Valine 1.247mg 0.894mg 0%
Histidine 0.713mg 0.404mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.069g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
18% 7% 75%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.3%
Contains more OtherOther +-1482.1%
Contains more FatsFats +105.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~74.65g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients
  2. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/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.