Whelk vs. Flatfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between whelk and flatfish?

The amount of vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, zinc, and potassium in whelk is higher than in flatfish.
Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 701% more.
Flatfish contains 90 times less copper than whelk. Whelk contains 2.06mg of copper, while flatfish contains 0.023mg.
Flatfish has less cholesterol.

We used Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), 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.

Whelk

Flatfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+681.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+352%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+252.3%
Contains more IronIron	+4273.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+8856.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+735.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+5135.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+174.8%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-11.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~309mg

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.

Whelk

Flatfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+308.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+756%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+465.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1284.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	1.31µg	701%
Copper	2.06mg	0.023mg	226%
Iron	10.06mg	0.23mg	123%
Selenium	89.6µg	32.6µg	104%
Protein	47.68g	15.24g	65%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.115mg	41%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.017mg	38%
Magnesium	172mg	22mg	36%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.39mg	26%
Cholesterol	130mg	56mg	25%
Vitamin D		3.5µg	18%
Vitamin D*		139 IU	17%
Potassium	694mg	197mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.025mg	15%
Choline		79.9mg	15%
Calories	275kcal	86kcal	9%
Calcium	113mg	25mg	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Vitamin E		0.77mg	5%
Phosphorus	282mg	309mg	4%
Vitamin A	49µg	12µg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	1.278mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.227mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	0.459g	3%
Fats	0.8g	2.37g	2%
Sodium	412mg	363mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.026mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.542g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	0.657g	2%
Folate	11µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	116g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.197mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	0.719mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	0.754mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.335mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	1.561mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.56mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.624mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	0.8mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.374mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.132g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.034g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A