Monkfish vs. Squid — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between monkfish and squid

Monkfish has less vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, copper, selenium, phosphorus, protein, and zinc.
Squid's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 182% more.
Monkfish is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat.

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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.

Monkfish

Squid

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.2%
Contains more IronIron	+2543.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2672.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+552.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+126.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+574.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

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.

Monkfish

Squid

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+750%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2268.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+420.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+419.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	5.4µg	182%
Iron	0.41mg	10.84mg	130%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	1.729mg	127%
Copper	0.036mg	0.998mg	107%
Selenium	46.8µg	89.6µg	78%
Cholesterol	32mg	224mg	64%
Phosphorus	256mg	580mg	46%
Sodium	23mg	744mg	31%
Protein	18.56g	32.48g	28%
Zinc	0.53mg	3.46mg	27%
Vitamin A	14µg	203µg	21%
Calcium	10mg	180mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	0.9mg	15%
Vitamin C	1mg	8.5mg	8%
Magnesium	27mg	60mg	8%
Manganese	0.031mg	0.209mg	8%
Potassium	513mg	637mg	4%
Folate	8µg	24µg	4%
Calories	97kcal	158kcal	3%
Vitamin B3	2.558mg	2.189mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.268g	2%
Fats	1.95g	1.4g	1%
Carbs	0g	1.64g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.017mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.277mg	0.27mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.236g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	103g	63g	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.64g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat		0.162g	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.364mg	0%
Threonine	0.814mg	1.398mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.855mg	1.414mg	0%
Leucine	1.509mg	2.287mg	0%
Lysine	1.705mg	2.427mg	0%
Methionine	0.549mg	0.733mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.725mg	1.164mg	0%
Valine	0.956mg	1.419mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.624mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.132g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.012g	N/A