Tilefish vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tilefish and catfish different?

Tilefish is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while catfish are higher in vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat.
Tilefish covers your daily need for selenium, 76% more than catfish.
Tilefish contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than catfish. Tilefish contains 0.14mg of vitamin B1, while catfish contain 0.024mg.

Fish, tilefish, 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.

Tilefish

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+420.2%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+20%

~equal in Iron ~0.28mg

~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.

Tilefish

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+11.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	51.5µg	9.9µg	76%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.78µg	12%
Protein	24.49g	18.44g	12%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.024mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.177mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.1mg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.5mg	2.548mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Fats	4.69g	7.19g	4%
Potassium	512mg	366mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.332g	3.115g	4%
Saturated fat	0.868g	1.586g	3%
Sodium	59mg	119mg	3%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Phosphorus	236mg	247mg	2%
Calcium	26mg	9mg	2%
Magnesium	33mg	23mg	2%
Copper	0.052mg	0.039mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.246g	1.354g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.811mg	1%
Vitamin D		10IU	1%
Cholesterol	64mg	66mg	1%
Folate	17µg	12µg	1%
Calories	147kcal	144kcal	0%
Iron	0.31mg	0.28mg	0%
Zinc	0.53mg	0.58mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.074mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.99mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.249mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.725mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.956mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.262mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.172g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.733g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.143g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A