Shark vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shark and catfish

Shark has more selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and monounsaturated fat, while catfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, and potassium.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% higher.
Catfish contains 6 times less calcium than shark. Shark contains 50mg of calcium, while catfish contains 9mg.
The amount of saturated fat in catfish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Shark

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+455.6%
Contains more IronIron	+296.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+243.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+136.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.039mg

~equal in Sodium ~119mg

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.

Shark

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+129.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.548mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	2.78µg	65%
Selenium	34µg	9.9µg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	1.354g	16%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Fats	13.82g	7.19g	10%
Iron	1.11mg	0.28mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.177mg	9%
Phosphorus	194mg	247mg	8%
Saturated fat	3.205g	1.586g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	3.115g	7%
Potassium	155mg	366mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	1µg	6%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Magnesium	43mg	23mg	5%
Calories	228kcal	144kcal	4%
Calcium	50mg	9mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.024mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.811mg	4%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Cholesterol	59mg	66mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.58mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.018mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	2.548mg	1%
Folate	15µg	12µg	1%
Protein	18.62g	18.44g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.042mg	0.039mg	0%
Sodium	122mg	119mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.1mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A