Sturgeon vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sturgeon and orange roughy?

Sturgeon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin A, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, fats, and magnesium, yet orange roughy is higher in selenium and vitamin E.
Orange roughy's daily need coverage for selenium is 131% more.
Sturgeon has 16 times more vitamin B5 than orange roughy. While sturgeon has 0.87mg of vitamin B5, orange roughy has only 0.056mg.

We used Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Sturgeon

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+68.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+165.7%

Contains more IronIron	+25.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+41.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+445.1%

~equal in Sodium ~69mg

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.

Sturgeon

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+995.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+454.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1453.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+243.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+431.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+240%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+196.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1000%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	88.3µg	131%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.47µg	85%
Vitamin D	12.9µg		65%
Vitamin D*	515 IU		64%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	1.82mg	52%
Vitamin A	263µg	24µg	27%
Phosphorus	271mg	102mg	24%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.056mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.067mg	13%
Choline	70mg		13%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	1.87mg	8%
Fats	5.18g	0.9g	7%
Magnesium	45mg	18mg	6%
Potassium	364mg	181mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.173g	0.034g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	0.439g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	0.184g	5%
Protein	20.7g	22.64g	4%
Iron	0.9mg	1.13mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.045mg	3%
Folate	17µg	5µg	3%
Calories	135kcal	105kcal	2%
Copper	0.053mg	0.075mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.32mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.063mg	2%
Cholesterol	77mg	80mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	1.1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	18	N/A
Sodium	69mg	69mg	0%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.037mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.069g	N/A