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Whiting vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between whiting and scup?

  • Whiting is richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus, yet scup is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and selenium.
  • Whiting's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 41% higher.

We used Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +21.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188.9%
Contains more IronIron +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +17%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +60.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +199%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whiting Scup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.6µg 1.62µg 41%
Vitamin B3 1.67mg 4.994mg 21%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.346mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.865mg 12%
Selenium 41.1µg 46.8µg 10%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Phosphorus 285mg 237mg 7%
Cholesterol 84mg 67mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.122mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.068mg 0.127mg 5%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.045mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.587g 4%
Sodium 132mg 54mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.065mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.68mg 3%
Fats 1.69g 3.5g 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.4g 2%
Potassium 434mg 368mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.445g 1%
Folate 15µg 17µg 1%
Calories 116kcal 135kcal 1%
Protein 23.48g 24.21g 1%
Vitamin A 38µg 31µg 1%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.62mg 1%
Calcium 62mg 51mg 1%
Magnesium 27mg 29mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 1.029mg 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.082mg 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 2.156mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.695mg 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 0.945mg 0%
Valine 1.21mg 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.691mg 0.713mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.283g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.235g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 g
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +107.1%
Contains more OtherOther +3125%
~equal in Protein ~24.21g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.42g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/nutrients
  2. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.