Monkfish vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are monkfish and mussels different?

Mussels is higher than monkfish in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and vitamin B5.
Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 957% more than monkfish.
Monkfish is lower in sodium.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index (50) than monkfish (0).

Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat types were used 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.

Monkfish

Mussels

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+230%
Contains more IronIron	+1539%
Contains more CopperCopper	+313.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+403.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21835.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

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.

Monkfish

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+177%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+934.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+475.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+449.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2207.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+850%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	24µg	957%
Manganese	0.031mg	6.8mg	294%
Iron	0.41mg	6.72mg	79%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.42mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.3mg	23%
Zinc	0.53mg	2.67mg	19%
Folate	8µg	76µg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	0.95mg	16%
Sodium	23mg	369mg	15%
Vitamin C	1mg	13.6mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.277mg	0.1mg	14%
Copper	0.036mg	0.149mg	13%
Protein	18.56g	23.8g	10%
Vitamin A	14µg	91µg	9%
Cholesterol	32mg	56mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.212g	8%
Potassium	513mg	268mg	7%
Calories	97kcal	172kcal	4%
Fats	1.95g	4.48g	4%
Phosphorus	256mg	285mg	4%
Saturated fat		0.85g	4%
Vitamin B3	2.558mg	3mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat		1.014g	3%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Magnesium	27mg	37mg	2%
Calcium	10mg	33mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	103g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.814mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.855mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.509mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	1.705mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.549mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.725mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	0.956mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.044g	N/A