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Eel vs Catfish
CALORIC DENSITY
Eel, mixed species, raw
Catfish, channel, ckd, breaded&fried
1.84
2.29
15025
15011

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Eel
Catfish
Protein = 20g
Protein = 16g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Carbohydrates = 7g
Fat = 13g
Fat = 12g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 1g
Monounsaturated = 8g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 3g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Nutrient eel catfish
Protein 20g 16g
Carbohydrate 0g 7g
Fiber 0g 1g
Fat 13g 12g
Monounsat. Fat 8g 12g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 3g
Saturated Fat 3g 3g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 17%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 181%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin C = 3%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 36%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrienteelcatfish
Choline17%0%
Vitamin A181%1%
Vitamin C3%0%
Vitamin E36%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Eel have significantly more Vitamins A, E than catfish. Eel are a good source of Vitamin E, Niacin. Eel are a great source of Phosphorus. Eel are an excellent source of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12. Catfish are a good source of Phosphorus, Iron. Catfish are a great source of Vitamin B12.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 16%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 11%
Vitamin B3 = 32%
Vitamin B3 = 17%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B5 = 13%
Vitamin B6 = 7%
Vitamin B6 = 15%
Vitamin B12 = 163%
Vitamin B12 = 83%
Nutrienteelcatfish
Vitamin B116%6%
Vitamin B24%11%
Vitamin B332%17%
Vitamin B55%13%
Vitamin B67%15%
Vitamin B12163%83%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 4%
Sodium = 16%
Potassium = 8%
Potassium = 8%
Calcium = 4%
Calcium = 8%
Magnesium = 6%
Magnesium = 7%
Phosphorus = 40%
Phosphorus = 33%
Iron = 9%
Iron = 21%
Manganese = 2%
Manganese = 2%
Selenium = 16%
Selenium = 27%
Copper = 3%
Copper = 9%
Zinc = 19%
Zinc = 8%
Nutrienteelcatfish
Sodium4%16%
Potasium8%8%
Calcium4%8%
Magnesium6%7%
Phosphorus40%33%
Iron9%21%
Manganese2%2%
Selenium16%27%
Copper3%9%
Zinc19%8%

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