Catfish vs. Croaker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between catfish and croaker?

Catfish is richer in vitamin B12, yet croaker is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B1.
Croaker's daily need coverage for selenium is 53% higher.
Catfish contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried 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.

Catfish

Croaker

Contains more ZincZinc	+11.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+255.6%
Contains more IronIron	+207.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+291.9%

~equal in Potassium ~340mg

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.

Catfish

Croaker

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+46.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.74mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.9µg	38.8µg	53%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	2.1µg	28%
Choline	78.7mg		14%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	4.3mg	11%
Sodium	119mg	348mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	2.917g	10%
Saturated fat	1.586g	3.476g	9%
Fats	7.19g	12.67g	8%
Iron	0.28mg	0.86mg	7%
Cholesterol	66mg	84mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.97mg		6%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.09mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.26mg	6%
Folate	12µg	34µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	5.32g	6%
Magnesium	23mg	42mg	5%
Calories	144kcal	221kcal	4%
Phosphorus	247mg	217mg	4%
Carbs	0g	7.54g	3%
Copper	0.039mg	0.065mg	3%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.3µg		2%
Calcium	9mg	32mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.4g	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.13mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg		2%
Vitamin D*	10 IU		1%
Potassium	366mg	340mg	1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.52mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.74mg	1%
Protein	18.44g	18.2g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.14g	N/A
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.788mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	0.847mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.48mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	1.571mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.525mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.742mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	0.947mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.525mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.089g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A