Wolffish vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wolffish and catfish different?

Wolffish is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin A; however, catfish are richer in vitamin B12 and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for selenium for wolffish is 67% higher.
Wolffish contains 217 times more vitamin A than catfish. While wolffish contains 433IU of vitamin A, catfish contain only 2IU.
Wolffish has less saturated fat.

Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Wolffish

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.5%
Contains more IronIron	+133.3%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

~equal in Copper ~0.039mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

~equal in Sodium ~119mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

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.

Wolffish

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+18.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.548mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	9.9µg	67%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.177mg	22%
Vitamin B12	2.35µg	2.78µg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.208mg	0.024mg	15%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin A	130µg	1µg	14%
Protein	22.44g	18.44g	8%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Fats	3.06g	7.19g	6%
Saturated fat	0.468g	1.586g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.072g	3.115g	5%
Magnesium	38mg	23mg	4%
Zinc	1mg	0.58mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.658mg	0.811mg	3%
Iron	0.12mg	0.28mg	2%
Folate	6µg	12µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.083g	1.354g	2%
Cholesterol	59mg	66mg	2%
Calories	123kcal	144kcal	1%
Phosphorus	256mg	247mg	1%
Potassium	385mg	366mg	1%
Vitamin D		10IU	1%
Calcium	8mg	9mg	0%
Copper	0.037mg	0.039mg	0%
Sodium	109mg	119mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin B3	2.598mg	2.548mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.251mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.984mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.034mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.824mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.061mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.664mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.876mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.156mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.661mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.393g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.405g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.055g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A