Bluefish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between bluefish and crayfish

Bluefish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B5, yet crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, and folate.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 170% more than crayfish.
Bluefish contains 9 times more vitamin A than crayfish. While bluefish contains 459 IU of vitamin A, crayfish contains only 50 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in bluefish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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.

Bluefish

Crayfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more IronIron	+33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+907.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1833.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~270mg

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.

Bluefish

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+820%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+189.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	2.15µg	170%
Copper	0.068mg	0.685mg	69%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	2.28mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.076mg	30%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.522mg	22%
Cholesterol	76mg	133mg	19%
Protein	25.69g	16.77g	18%
Selenium	46.8µg	36.7µg	18%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin A	138µg	15µg	14%
Folate	2µg	44µg	11%
Vitamin E		1.5mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.58mg	8%
Fats	5.44g	1.2g	7%
Zinc	1.04mg	1.76mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.367g	7%
Calcium	9mg	60mg	5%
Potassium	477mg	296mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.181g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.244g	5%
Calories	159kcal	82kcal	4%
Iron	0.62mg	0.83mg	3%
Phosphorus	291mg	270mg	3%
Magnesium	42mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Sodium	77mg	94mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.085mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.4	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0g	N/A