Butterfish vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butterfish and bluefish

Butterfish has more fats, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, bluefish is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and protein.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 183% more than butterfish.
Bluefish has 9 times less folate than butterfish. Butterfish has 17µg of folate, while bluefish has 2µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Bluefish

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+211.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.1%

~equal in Potassium ~477mg

~equal in Iron ~0.62mg

~equal in Copper ~0.068mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~291mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Bluefish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+239.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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	1.83µg	6.22µg	183%
Vitamin A	33µg	138µg	12%
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	7.247mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.464mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.358g	9%
Protein	22.15g	25.69g	7%
Fats	10.28g	5.44g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.067mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.097mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat		2.297g	6%
Saturated fat		1.172g	5%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Cholesterol	83mg	76mg	2%
Magnesium	32mg	42mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	9mg	2%
Phosphorus	308mg	291mg	2%
Sodium	114mg	77mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.955mg	2%
Calories	187kcal	159kcal	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3.1	N/A
Potassium	481mg	477mg	0%
Iron	0.64mg	0.62mg	0%
Copper	0.069mg	0.068mg	0%
Zinc	0.99mg	1.04mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.027mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.079g	N/A