Shark vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shark and orange roughy different?

Shark is richer in vitamin B12, fats, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3, while orange roughy is higher in selenium and protein.
Orange roughy covers your daily need for selenium 99% more than shark.
Shark contains 94 times more saturated fat than orange roughy. Shark contains 3.205g of saturated fat, while orange roughy contains 0.034g.

Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Shark

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+159.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.13mg

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.

Shark

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1007.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+347.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+157.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	34µg	88.3µg	99%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	0.47µg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.184g	23%
Fats	13.82g	0.9g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.067mg	18%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.034g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.439g	14%
Phosphorus	194mg	102mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.87mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.056mg	11%
Protein	18.62g	22.64g	8%
Cholesterol	59mg	80mg	7%
Calories	228kcal	105kcal	6%
Magnesium	43mg	18mg	6%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	1.82mg	6%
Calcium	50mg	11mg	4%
Copper	0.042mg	0.075mg	4%
Vitamin A	54µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.063mg	3%
Folate	15µg	5µg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Sodium	122mg	69mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.045mg	2%
Potassium	155mg	181mg	1%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.32mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	18	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Iron	1.11mg	1.13mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.258g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.431g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.089g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.069g	N/A