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Octopus vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between octopus and catfish

  • Catfish has less vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, calcium, and vitamin C.
  • Octopus covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 1384% more than catfish.
  • Catfish has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1077.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.1%
Contains more IronIron +3307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1794.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +479.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +805.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.1%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 27% 0% 30% 24% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 4.5% 0.33% 19% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1195%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Octopus Catfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 36µg 2.78µg 1384%
Selenium 89.6µg 9.9µg 145%
Iron 9.54mg 0.28mg 116%
Copper 0.739mg 0.039mg 78%
Vitamin B6 0.648mg 0.177mg 36%
Zinc 3.36mg 0.58mg 25%
Protein 29.82g 18.44g 23%
Sodium 460mg 119mg 15%
Cholesterol 96mg 66mg 10%
Calcium 106mg 9mg 10%
Vitamin A 90µg 1µg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 60mg 23mg 9%
Fats 2.08g 7.19g 8%
Potassium 630mg 366mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.78mg 2.548mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.324g 3.115g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.477g 1.354g 6%
Phosphorus 279mg 247mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.453g 1.586g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.024mg 3%
Folate 24µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 0.97mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.811mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 2.5µg 2%
Calories 164kcal 144kcal 1%
Carbs 4.4g 0g 1%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 10 IU 1%
Manganese 0.047mg 0.018mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 13g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 78kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 69g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.8 2.8 N/A
Net carbs 4.4g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Choline 81mg 78.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.334mg 0.22mg 0%
Threonine 1.283mg 0.833mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.298mg 0.82mg 0%
Leucine 2.099mg 1.396mg 0%
Lysine 2.228mg 1.677mg 0%
Methionine 0.673mg 0.539mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.069mg 0.735mg 0%
Valine 1.303mg 0.894mg 0%
Histidine 0.573mg 0.404mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.152g 0.02g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.162g 0.069g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
18% 7% 74%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +245.7%
Contains more WaterWater +23.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 g
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +861.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/nutrients
  2. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.