Sablefish vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sablefish and herring different?

Sablefish is richer in fats, vitamin A, and magnesium, while herring is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, protein, phosphorus, copper, and zinc.
Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12 488% more than sablefish.
Sablefish contains 3 times more vitamin A than herring. Sablefish contains 102µg of vitamin A, while herring contains 36µg.
Herring is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, sablefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Sablefish

Herring

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.2%
Contains more IronIron	+16.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+64.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+321.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+209.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+110.5%

~equal in Potassium ~419mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Sablefish

Herring

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+812.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.112mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.348mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	13.14µg	488%
Vitamin D*		214 IU	27%
Vitamin D		5.4µg	27%
Choline		83.3mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.299mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	10.328g	4.79g	14%
Phosphorus	215mg	303mg	13%
Protein	17.19g	23.03g	12%
Fats	19.62g	11.59g	12%
Copper	0.028mg	0.118mg	10%
Vitamin E		1.37mg	9%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.27mg	8%
Magnesium	71mg	41mg	7%
Vitamin A	102µg	36µg	7%
Saturated fat	4.099g	2.615g	7%
Vitamin B3	5.128mg	4.124mg	6%
Cholesterol	63mg	77mg	5%
Calcium	45mg	74mg	3%
Iron	1.64mg	1.41mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.74mg	3%
Calories	250kcal	203kcal	2%
Sodium	72mg	115mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Potassium	459mg	419mg	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.112mg	1%
Folate	17µg	12µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	2.735g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	2.9	N/A
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.348mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.193mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.754mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.792mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.397mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	1.579mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.509mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.671mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	0.886mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.506mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.867g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.92g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.216g	0.071g	N/A