Bluefish vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bluefish and whelk?

Bluefish is higher in vitamin B3; however, whelk is richer in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, and zinc.
Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 497% more.
Whelk contains 4 times less vitamin B3 than bluefish. Bluefish contains 7.247mg of vitamin B3, while whelk contains 1.995mg.
Bluefish has less cholesterol.

We used Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat types 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.

Bluefish

Whelk

Contains less SodiumSodium

-81.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+309.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1155.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1522.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2929.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+213.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3196.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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

Whelk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+181.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+263.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+138.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+191.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	18.14µg	497%
Copper	0.068mg	2.06mg	221%
Iron	0.62mg	10.06mg	118%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Protein	25.69g	47.68g	44%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.89mg	38%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	1.995mg	33%
Magnesium	42mg	172mg	31%
Zinc	1.04mg	3.26mg	20%
Cholesterol	76mg	130mg	18%
Sodium	77mg	412mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.65mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.4mg	11%
Calcium	9mg	113mg	10%
Vitamin A	138µg	49µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.214mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.046g	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.8mg	8%
Fats	5.44g	0.8g	7%
Calories	159kcal	275kcal	6%
Potassium	477mg	694mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.056g	6%
Carbs	0g	15.52g	5%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.062g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.049mg	2%
Folate	2µg	11µg	2%
Phosphorus	291mg	282mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	15.52g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.618mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	2.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.655mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	3.807mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.93mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	1.205mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	1.648mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	2.075mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.977mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g		N/A