Halibut vs. Burbot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between halibut and burbot?

Halibut is richer in selenium, fats, and vitamin B6, yet burbot is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, protein, phosphorus, and calcium.
Halibut's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% higher.
Halibut has 17 times more fats than burbot. Halibut has 17.74g of fats, while burbot has 1.04g.
Burbot contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Halibut

Burbot

Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.6%
Contains more IronIron	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+573.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5880%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Halibut

Burbot

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+487.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.973mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.92µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	16.2µg	56%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.897mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.429mg	30%
Fats	17.74g	1.04g	26%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.17g	26%
Copper	0.038mg	0.256mg	24%
Protein	18.42g	24.76g	13%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.209g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.346mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	0.381g	9%
Phosphorus	210mg	256mg	7%
Calories	239kcal	115kcal	6%
Cholesterol	59mg	77mg	6%
Calcium	4mg	64mg	6%
Potassium	344mg	518mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.172mg	5%
Iron	0.85mg	1.15mg	4%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.97mg	4%
Magnesium	33mg	41mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.173mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	0.92µg	2%
Sodium	103mg	124mg	1%
Vitamin A	18µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	87g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	2.6	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	1.973mg	0%
Folate	1µg	1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.277mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.085mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.141mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	2.012mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	2.274mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.733mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.966mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.275mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.729mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.09g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.123g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.033g	N/A