Cod vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cod and catfish

Cod has more selenium, protein, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while catfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and fats.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 72% higher.
Catfish contains 4 times less selenium than cod. Cod contains 37.6µg of selenium, while catfish contains 9.9µg.
The amount of saturated fat in cod is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Cod

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more IronIron	+75%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+279.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79%

~equal in Copper ~0.039mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

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.

Cod

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+350.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+164.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.548mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.05µg	2.78µg	72%
Selenium	37.6µg	9.9µg	50%
Phosphorus	138mg	247mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.18mg	0.811mg	13%
Fats	0.86g	7.19g	10%
Protein	22.83g	18.44g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.177mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.124g	3.115g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.292g	1.354g	7%
Saturated fat	0.168g	1.586g	6%
Vitamin D*	46 IU	10 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.3µg	5%
Magnesium	42mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.024mg	5%
Cholesterol	55mg	66mg	4%
Potassium	244mg	366mg	4%
Iron	0.49mg	0.28mg	3%
Calories	105kcal	144kcal	2%
Sodium	78mg	119mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.079mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.5µg	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin A	14µg	1µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.81mg	0.97mg	1%
Folate	8µg	12µg	1%
Choline	83.7mg	78.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	95g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.5	2.8	N/A
Copper	0.036mg	0.039mg	0%
Zinc	0.58mg	0.58mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin B3	2.513mg	2.548mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.001mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.052mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.856mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.097mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.676mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.891mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.176mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.672mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.004g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.154g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.013g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A