Whelk vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between whelk and monkfish

Monkfish contains less vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc than whelk.
Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 712% higher.
Monkfish contains 57 times less copper than whelk. Whelk contains 2.06mg of copper, while monkfish contains 0.036mg.
The amount of sodium in monkfish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Monkfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+537%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1030%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.3%
Contains more IronIron	+2353.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5622.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+515.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2771%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-94.4%

~equal in Phosphorus ~256mg

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

Monkfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+580%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+131.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+134.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1644.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+28.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	1.04µg	713%
Copper	2.06mg	0.036mg	225%
Iron	10.06mg	0.41mg	121%
Selenium	89.6µg	46.8µg	78%
Protein	47.68g	18.56g	58%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.031mg	37%
Magnesium	172mg	27mg	35%
Cholesterol	130mg	32mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.277mg	29%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.53mg	25%
Sodium	412mg	23mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.073mg	11%
Calcium	113mg	10mg	10%
Calories	275kcal	97kcal	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	1mg	6%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Potassium	694mg	513mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.173mg	5%
Phosphorus	282mg	256mg	4%
Vitamin A	49µg	14µg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	2.558mg	4%
Fats	0.8g	1.95g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.029mg	2%
Folate	11µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	103g	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.062g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g		0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	0.814mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	0.855mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.509mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	1.705mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.549mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.725mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	0.956mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.547mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g		N/A