Shark vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shark and whiting different?

Shark is higher in vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, whiting is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for whiting is 58% higher.
Shark contains 8 times more saturated fat than whiting. While shark contains 3.205g of saturated fat, whiting contains only 0.4g.

Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

Shark

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.3%
Contains more IronIron	+164.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+180%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+160%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.9%

~equal in Copper ~0.04mg

~equal in Sodium ~132mg

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.

Shark

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+114.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.068mg

~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	2.6µg	58%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.587g	21%
Fats	13.82g	1.69g	19%
Choline		83.3mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.445g	14%
Phosphorus	194mg	285mg	13%
Selenium	34µg	41.1µg	13%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.4g	13%
Protein	18.62g	23.48g	10%
Vitamin D*		73 IU	9%
Vitamin D		1.8µg	9%
Iron	1.11mg	0.42mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.18mg	9%
Cholesterol	59mg	84mg	8%
Potassium	155mg	434mg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	1.67mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.25mg	7%
Calories	228kcal	116kcal	6%
Magnesium	43mg	27mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.06mg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Vitamin A	54µg	38µg	2%
Calcium	50mg	62mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	86g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.042mg	0.04mg	0%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.53mg	0%
Sodium	122mg	132mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.068mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	15µg	15µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.017g	N/A