Whelk vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are whelk and rockfish different?
- Whelk has more vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and selenium than rockfish.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for whelk is 690% higher.
- Whelk contains 68 times more manganese than rockfish. While whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, rockfish contains only 0.013mg.
- Rockfish has less sodium.
Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +421.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +564.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +48.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +2694.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +4924.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +658.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +6746.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +17.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -78.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +880% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +81.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +169.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1040.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +45.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 18.14µg | 1.59µg | 690% |
Copper | 2.06mg | 0.041mg | 224% |
Iron | 10.06mg | 0.36mg | 121% |
Protein | 47.68g | 22.23g | 51% |
Manganese | 0.89mg | 0.013mg | 38% |
Magnesium | 172mg | 33mg | 33% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.65mg | 0.241mg | 31% |
Zinc | 3.26mg | 0.43mg | 26% |
Selenium | 89.6µg | 76.2µg | 24% |
Cholesterol | 130mg | 61mg | 23% |
Vitamin D | 183IU | 23% | |
Vitamin D | 4.6µg | 23% | |
Choline | 78.7mg | 14% | |
Sodium | 412mg | 89mg | 14% |
Calcium | 113mg | 17mg | 10% |
Calories | 275kcal | 109kcal | 8% |
Vitamin C | 6.8mg | 0mg | 8% |
Potassium | 694mg | 467mg | 7% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.995mg | 2.897mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 49µg | 5µg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 282mg | 248mg | 5% |
Carbs | 15.52g | 0g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.44mg | 3% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.046g | 0.485g | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.049mg | 0.027mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.062g | 0.42g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.214mg | 0.226mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.8g | 1.62g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.056g | 0.466g | 1% |
Net carbs | 15.52g | 0g | N/A |
Vitamin B5 | 0.4mg | 0.404mg | 0% |
Folate | 11µg | 10µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.025g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.618mg | 0.296mg | 0% |
Threonine | 2.136mg | 1.014mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.655mg | 1.06mg | 0% |
Leucine | 3.807mg | 1.835mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.93mg | 2.188mg | 0% |
Methionine | 1.205mg | 0.707mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.648mg | 0.935mg | 0% |
Valine | 2.075mg | 1.106mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.977mg | 0.502mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.008g | 0.107g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.012g | 0.238g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.027g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +114.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +170.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +102.5% |
Contains more WaterWater | +133.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +732.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +954.3% |