Eel vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between eels and catfish

Eels have more vitamin A, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat, while catfish has more vitamin B5 and vitamin B6.
Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 76% higher.
Catfish contains 8 times less vitamin B1 than eels. Eels contain 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while catfish contains 0.024mg.
The amount of cholesterol in catfish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, eel, mixed species, 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.

Eel

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.9%
Contains more IronIron	+128.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+122.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+34.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.3%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

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.

Eel

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+113600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+189.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129.9%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.78µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1137µg	1µg	126%
Cholesterol	161mg	66mg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	3.115g	15%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.58mg	14%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.024mg	13%
Fats	14.95g	7.19g	12%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	2.548mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	0.811mg	11%
Protein	23.65g	18.44g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.177mg	8%
Saturated fat	3.023g	1.586g	7%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Calories	236kcal	144kcal	5%
Iron	0.64mg	0.28mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	2.78µg	5%
Phosphorus	277mg	247mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.1mg	4%
Selenium	8.3µg	9.9µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Calcium	26mg	9mg	2%
Sodium	65mg	119mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Potassium	349mg	366mg	1%
Copper	0.029mg	0.039mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.018mg	1%
Folate	17µg	12µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	1.354g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	2.8	N/A
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.108g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.081g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.095g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.049g	N/A