Tuna vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tuna and catfish?

Tuna is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin D, vitamin B1, and iron, yet catfish are richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B5.
Tuna's daily need coverage for selenium is 179% higher.
Tuna has 9 times more vitamin B3 than catfish. Tuna has 22.07mg of vitamin B3, while catfish have 2.548mg.
Tuna contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Tuna

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44%
Contains more IronIron	+228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+992.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.039mg

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.

Tuna

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+458.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+766.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+486.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+142.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	108.2µg	9.9µg	179%
Vitamin B3	22.07mg	2.548mg	122%
Vitamin B6	1.038mg	0.177mg	66%
Protein	29.15g	18.44g	21%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	2.78µg	18%
Phosphorus	333mg	247mg	12%
Fats	0.59g	7.19g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.334mg	0.811mg	10%
Vitamin D	82IU	10IU	9%
Vitamin D	2µg	0.3µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.134mg	0.024mg	9%
Iron	0.92mg	0.28mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.175g	1.354g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.138g	3.115g	7%
Saturated fat	0.205g	1.586g	6%
Cholesterol	47mg	66mg	6%
Magnesium	42mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.97mg	5%
Potassium	527mg	366mg	5%
Folate	2µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.137mg	0.1mg	3%
Sodium	54mg	119mg	3%
Vitamin A	22µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Calories	130kcal	144kcal	1%
Zinc	0.45mg	0.58mg	1%
Calcium	4mg	9mg	1%
Copper	0.043mg	0.039mg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat	0.02g	0.063g	N/A
Choline	77.6mg	78.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.313mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.224mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.27mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.565mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.827mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.091mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.438mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.822mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.015g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.105g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g	0.049g	N/A