Tilefish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tilefish and crayfish different?

Tilefish is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, crayfish is richer in copper, manganese, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for copper for crayfish is 70% higher.
Tilefish contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than crayfish. While tilefish contains 0.3mg of vitamin B6, crayfish contains only 0.076mg.
Tilefish has less cholesterol.

Fish, tilefish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Tilefish

Crayfish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+130.8%
Contains more IronIron	+167.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1217.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+232.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3380%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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.

Tilefish

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+158.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.052mg	0.685mg	70%
Selenium	51.5µg	36.7µg	27%
Cholesterol	64mg	133mg	23%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.522mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.076mg	17%
Protein	24.49g	16.77g	15%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	2.15µg	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Zinc	0.53mg	1.76mg	11%
Vitamin E		1.5mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.05mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.085mg	8%
Vitamin B3	3.5mg	2.28mg	8%
Iron	0.31mg	0.83mg	7%
Folate	17µg	44µg	7%
Potassium	512mg	296mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.58mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.246g	0.367g	6%
Fats	4.69g	1.2g	5%
Phosphorus	236mg	270mg	5%
Calories	147kcal	82kcal	3%
Calcium	26mg	60mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.868g	0.181g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.332g	0.244g	3%
Sodium	59mg	94mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Vitamin A	21µg	15µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	60kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.4	N/A
Magnesium	33mg	33mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.274mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	1.074mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.128mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.99mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.249mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.725mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.956mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.262mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.172g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.733g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.143g	0g	N/A