Cod vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cod and catfish

Cod has more selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1, while catfish has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Catfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 72% higher.
Catfish contains 5 times less vitamin D* than cod. Cod contains 46 IU of vitamin D*, while catfish contains 10 IU.
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

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.

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

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.

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