Whelk vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whelk and rockfish different?

Whelk has more vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and selenium than rockfish.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for whelk is 690% higher.
Whelk contains 68 times more manganese than rockfish. While whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, rockfish contains only 0.013mg.
Rockfish has less sodium.

Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, 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.

Whelk

Rockfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+421.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+564.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.6%
Contains more IronIron	+2694.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4924.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+658.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6746.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-78.4%

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

Rockfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+880%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+169.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1040.9%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+45.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.226mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.404mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	1.59µg	690%
Copper	2.06mg	0.041mg	224%
Iron	10.06mg	0.36mg	121%
Protein	47.68g	22.23g	51%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.013mg	38%
Magnesium	172mg	33mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.241mg	31%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.43mg	26%
Selenium	89.6µg	76.2µg	24%
Cholesterol	130mg	61mg	23%
Vitamin D*		183 IU	23%
Vitamin D		4.6µg	23%
Sodium	412mg	89mg	14%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Calcium	113mg	17mg	10%
Calories	275kcal	109kcal	8%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Potassium	694mg	467mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	2.897mg	6%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Phosphorus	282mg	248mg	5%
Vitamin A	49µg	5µg	5%
Vitamin E		0.44mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	0.485g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.027mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.42g	2%
Fats	0.8g	1.62g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.226mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	0.466g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	92g	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.404mg	0%
Folate	11µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat		0.025g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.296mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	1.014mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.835mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.188mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.707mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.935mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.502mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.238g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A