Croaker vs. Drum fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between croaker and drum fish?

Croaker is richer in selenium and vitamin B3, yet drum fish is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Croaker's daily need coverage for selenium is 41% higher.
Croaker has 4 times more sodium than drum fish. Croaker has 348mg of sodium, while drum fish has 96mg.

We used Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat 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.

Croaker

Drum fish

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+139.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140.6%
Contains more IronIron	+33.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+356.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1021.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~353mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~231mg

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.

Croaker

Drum fish

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+156.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.081mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	38.8µg	16.2µg	41%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.897mg	36%
Copper	0.065mg	0.297mg	26%
Sodium	348mg	96mg	11%
Fats	12.67g	6.32g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.479g	10%
Protein	18.2g	22.49g	9%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.862mg	9%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	2.31µg	9%
Saturated fat	3.476g	1.434g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.346mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.207mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	2.807g	6%
Calcium	32mg	77mg	5%
Iron	0.86mg	1.15mg	4%
Vitamin A	23µg	59µg	4%
Folate	34µg	17µg	4%
Calories	221kcal	153kcal	3%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Zinc	0.52mg	0.85mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.865mg	3%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	217mg	231mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Cholesterol	84mg	82mg	1%
Magnesium	42mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.081mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	68kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	3	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Potassium	340mg	353mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.252mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.986mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.828mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.666mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.878mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.159mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.662mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.113g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.089g	0.368g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.185g	N/A