Burbot vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between burbot and halibut?

Burbot is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2, yet halibut is richer in selenium and vitamin B6.
Halibut's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% higher.
Burbot has 60 times more manganese than halibut. Burbot has 0.897mg of manganese, while halibut has 0.015mg.
Halibut contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat and Fish, halibut, greenland, 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.

Burbot

Halibut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.6%
Contains more IronIron	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+573.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5880%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

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.

Burbot

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+487.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.923mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.96µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.015mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.429mg	0.073mg	30%
Fats	1.04g	17.74g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.17g	10.742g	26%
Copper	0.256mg	0.038mg	24%
Protein	24.76g	18.42g	13%
Saturated fat	0.209g	3.102g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.485mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.381g	1.753g	9%
Phosphorus	256mg	210mg	7%
Calories	115kcal	239kcal	6%
Cholesterol	77mg	59mg	6%
Calcium	64mg	4mg	6%
Potassium	518mg	344mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.172mg	0.103mg	5%
Iron	1.15mg	0.85mg	4%
Zinc	0.97mg	0.51mg	4%
Magnesium	41mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	0.288mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	0.96µg	2%
Sodium	124mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	18µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	4	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.973mg	1.923mg	0%
Folate	1µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.277mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.085mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.141mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	2.012mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	2.274mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.733mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.966mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	1.275mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.729mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.09g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.123g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.033g	0.114g	N/A