Sturgeon vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sturgeon and rockfish?

Sturgeon is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin D*, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B5, iron, and fats, yet rockfish is richer in selenium and vitamin B2.
Rockfish's daily need coverage for selenium is 109% higher.
Sturgeon has 53 times more vitamin A than rockfish. Sturgeon has 263µg of vitamin A, while rockfish has 5µg.
Rockfish contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, 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.

Sturgeon

Rockfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.4%
Contains more IronIron	+150%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+130.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+370.4%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~248mg

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.

Sturgeon

Rockfish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+180.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5160%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+248.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+115.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+57.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+151.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.241mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	76.2µg	109%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	2.897mg	45%
Vitamin D*	515 IU	183 IU	42%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	4.6µg	42%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	1.59µg	38%
Vitamin A	263µg	5µg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.226mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.404mg	9%
Iron	0.9mg	0.36mg	7%
Fats	5.18g	1.62g	5%
Cholesterol	77mg	61mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	0.466g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.027mg	4%
Protein	20.7g	22.23g	3%
Magnesium	45mg	33mg	3%
Potassium	364mg	467mg	3%
Phosphorus	271mg	248mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.173g	0.42g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	0.485g	3%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Choline	70mg	78.7mg	2%
Calories	135kcal	109kcal	1%
Copper	0.053mg	0.041mg	1%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.43mg	1%
Sodium	69mg	89mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	0.44mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.013mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.241mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	92g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.3	N/A
Calcium	17mg	17mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.296mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.014mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.835mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.188mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.707mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.935mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.502mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g	0.238g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A