Croaker vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between croaker and eels?

Croaker is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, yet eels are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 74% more.
Croaker has 5 times more sodium than eels. While croaker has 348mg of sodium, eels have only 65mg.

We used Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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

Eel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more IronIron	+34.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+367.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.3%

~equal in Potassium ~349mg

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

Eel

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+154.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+237.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4843.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.487mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	23µg	1137µg	124%
Selenium	38.8µg	8.3µg	55%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	2.89µg	33%
Cholesterol	84mg	161mg	26%
Zinc	0.52mg	2.08mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.077mg	14%
Sodium	348mg	65mg	12%
Protein	18.2g	23.65g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.214g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	9.218g	10%
Phosphorus	217mg	277mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.28mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.183mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.051mg	6%
Fats	12.67g	14.95g	4%
Magnesium	42mg	26mg	4%
Copper	0.065mg	0.029mg	4%
Folate	34µg	17µg	4%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Iron	0.86mg	0.64mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.04mg	2%
Saturated fat	3.476g	3.023g	2%
Calories	221kcal	236kcal	1%
Calcium	32mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	4.487mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	3.5	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Potassium	340mg	349mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	1.037mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.09mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.922mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.923mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.218mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.113g	0.108g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.089g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.095g	N/A