Crayfish vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between crayfish and bluefish

Crayfish is higher in copper, manganese, and folate, yet bluefish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B5.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 170% more than crayfish.
Crayfish contains 22 times more folate than bluefish. While crayfish contains 44µg of folate, bluefish contains only 2µg.
The amount of cholesterol in bluefish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, bluefish, 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.

Crayfish

Bluefish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+566.7%
Contains more IronIron	+33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+907.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+69.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1833.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~291mg

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.

Crayfish

Bluefish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+820%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+217.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+510.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+189.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	6.22µg	170%
Copper	0.685mg	0.068mg	69%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	7.247mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.464mg	30%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.027mg	22%
Cholesterol	133mg	76mg	19%
Protein	16.77g	25.69g	18%
Selenium	36.7µg	46.8µg	18%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Vitamin A	15µg	138µg	14%
Folate	44µg	2µg	11%
Vitamin E	1.5mg		10%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.955mg	8%
Fats	1.2g	5.44g	7%
Zinc	1.76mg	1.04mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	1.358g	7%
Calcium	60mg	9mg	5%
Potassium	296mg	477mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.181g	1.172g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	2.297g	5%
Calories	82kcal	159kcal	4%
Iron	0.83mg	0.62mg	3%
Phosphorus	270mg	291mg	3%
Magnesium	33mg	42mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Sodium	94mg	77mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.067mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.097mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	3.1	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.079g	N/A