Halibut vs. Trout — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between halibut and trout?

Halibut is higher in selenium, fats, and vitamin B6, yet trout is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, protein, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
Trout's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 131% more.
Halibut has 2 times more fats than trout. While halibut has 17.74g of fats, trout has only 7.38g.
The amount of saturated fat in trout is lower.

We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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

Trout

Contains more IronIron	+136.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.54mg

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

Trout

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+25.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+455.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+591%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+328.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.107mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	4.11µg	131%
Vitamin D*		759 IU	95%
Vitamin D		19µg	95%
Selenium	46.8µg	28.1µg	34%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	1.99mg	34%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	6.646mg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	2.363g	21%
Vitamin E		2.79mg	19%
Fats	17.74g	7.38g	16%
Choline		77.6mg	14%
Protein	18.42g	23.8g	11%
Phosphorus	210mg	270mg	9%
Vitamin A	18µg	100µg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.386mg	8%
Saturated fat	3.102g	1.651g	7%
Iron	0.85mg	0.36mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.143mg	6%
Calories	239kcal	168kcal	4%
Cholesterol	59mg	70mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.9mg	3%
Calcium	4mg	30mg	3%
Potassium	344mg	450mg	3%
Folate	1µg	12µg	3%
Copper	0.038mg	0.055mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	61mg	2%
Magnesium	33mg	30mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	60g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	2.5	N/A
Zinc	0.51mg	0.54mg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.107mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.056g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	1.799g	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	1.092mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1.148mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	2.025mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	2.287mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.738mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.973mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.733mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.674g	0.259g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.504g	0.616g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.114g	0.109g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.047g	N/A