Perch vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between perch and halibut?

Perch is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, vitamin B5, calcium, and zinc, yet halibut is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
Halibut's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
Perch has 60 times more manganese than halibut. While perch has 0.9mg of manganese, halibut has only 0.015mg.
The amount of cholesterol in halibut is lower.

We used Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Perch

Halibut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2450%
Contains more IronIron	+36.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+405.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5900%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+190.7%

~equal in Potassium ~344mg

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.

Perch

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+129.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+80%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+246.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.073mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.923mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.1µg	46.8µg	56%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	0.96µg	52%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.015mg	38%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.485mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.195g	10.742g	26%
Fats	1.18g	17.74g	25%
Cholesterol	115mg	59mg	19%
Copper	0.192mg	0.038mg	17%
Protein	24.86g	18.42g	13%
Saturated fat	0.237g	3.102g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.288mg	12%
Calcium	102mg	4mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.472g	1.753g	9%
Zinc	1.43mg	0.51mg	8%
Phosphorus	257mg	210mg	7%
Calories	117kcal	239kcal	6%
Iron	1.16mg	0.85mg	4%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	33mg	1%
Sodium	79mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	18µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.073mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.103mg	1%
Folate	6µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4	N/A
Potassium	344mg	344mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.923mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	2.02mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	2.283mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.223g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.036g	0.114g	N/A