Catfish vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between catfish and shark

Catfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, and potassium, while shark has more selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and monounsaturated fat.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 65% higher.
Shark contains 2 times less potassium than catfish. Catfish contains 366mg of potassium, while shark contains 155mg.
The amount of saturated fat in catfish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried.

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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

Shark

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+136.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+455.6%
Contains more IronIron	+296.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+243.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.042mg

~equal in Sodium ~122mg

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+129.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.783mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	1.21µg	65%
Selenium	9.9µg	34µg	44%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	3.701g	16%
Choline	78.7mg		14%
Fats	7.19g	13.82g	10%
Iron	0.28mg	1.11mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.3mg	9%
Phosphorus	247mg	194mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.586g	3.205g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	5.935g	7%
Potassium	366mg	155mg	6%
Vitamin A	1µg	54µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.97mg		6%
Magnesium	23mg	43mg	5%
Calories	144kcal	228kcal	4%
Calcium	9mg	50mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.072mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.62mg	4%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Cholesterol	66mg	59mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.3µg		2%
Vitamin K	2.5µg		2%
Vitamin D*	10 IU		1%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.48mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	2.783mg	1%
Folate	12µg	15µg	1%
Protein	18.44g	18.62g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Copper	0.039mg	0.042mg	0%
Sodium	119mg	122mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.097mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.089g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g		N/A