Mussels vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and monkfish 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.
Mussels contains 219 times more manganese than monkfish. Mussels contains 6.8mg of manganese, while monkfish contains 0.031mg.
Monkfish is lower in sodium.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index (50) than monkfish (0).

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

Mussels

Monkfish

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%

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

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.

Mussels

Monkfish

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%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+177%

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