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Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

What mahi-mahi has been studied for

2 associations assessed — 1 with at least some human evidence behind it. Strongest first.

  • 1 Limited
  • 1 Insufficient
3 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About mahi-mahi

A brilliantly coloured, extremely fast-growing surface predator of warm seas, unrelated to dolphins despite the older trade name. It is lean and firm, pale when cooked, and reaches market size within about a year.

Also known as Dolphinfish, Dorado, Lampuki

Weight ManagementMuscle & Physical Performance

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Limited

What each association actually rests on, and the papers behind it. A rating describes the state of the research, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Satiety and appetite

Weight Management
Limited evidence

Some trials report greater fullness after lean fish meals than after matched meals built on other proteins. The work is short-term, uses lean fish as a category, and has not tested this species.

Limited evidence. Early human work, or mostly lab and animal research.

2 sources

Deep research mode adds each paper’s own conclusion and stated limitations.

Muscle protein synthesis

Muscle & Physical Performance
Insufficient evidence

May support muscle protein synthesis as a very lean complete protein. The evidence is about the protein quality of fish in general; mahi-mahi has not been used in a feeding trial.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

No source is attached to this association yet, so it is rated insufficient by default. It is listed because people commonly ask about it — not because there is evidence for it.

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories85 kcal4%
Protein18.5 g37%
Total fat0.7 g1%
Carbohydrate0 g0%
Fibre0 g0%
Water77.5 g—
Fats
Saturated fat0.188 g1%
Monounsaturated fat0.121 g—
Polyunsaturated fat0.165 g—
Cholesterol73 mg24%
EPA (omega-3)0.02 g—
DHA (omega-3)0.088 g—
DPA (omega-3)0.0090 g—
Linoleic acid (omega-6)0.036 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A54 µg6%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg2%
Riboflavin (B2)0.07 mg5%
Niacin (B3)6.1 mg38%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.75 mg15%
Vitamin B60.4 mg24%
Folate5 µg1%
Vitamin B120.6 µg25%
Minerals
Calcium15 mg1%
Iron1.13 mg6%
Magnesium30 mg7%
Phosphorus143 mg11%
Potassium416 mg9%
Sodium88 mg4%
Zinc0.46 mg4%
Copper0.041 mg5%
Manganese0.015 mg1%
Selenium36.5 µg66%
Other measured compounds
Ash2.1 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Fish, mahimahi, raw (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 171959).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

Nothing dependable is recorded about how preparation changes this food’s nutritional properties. Rather than guess, this section stays empty.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    Scombroid poisoning

    Mahi-mahi is among the fish most often implicated in scombroid histamine poisoning in the United States, despite not being a true scombroid. Histamine forms rapidly in warm, poorly chilled flesh, survives cooking and freezing, and produces flushing, headache, palpitations and rash within minutes to an hour of eating. The episode is often mistaken for a fish allergy.

  • Worth knowing

    Ciguatera in some tropical catches

    Mahi-mahi feeds in reef-influenced tropical waters and has been implicated in occasional ciguatera cases, although far less often than barracuda, large grouper and amberjack. Ciguatoxin is heat-stable and cannot be detected by look, smell or taste.

  • Allergy

    Fish allergy

    A finfish allergen. Separating genuine allergy from a scombroid reaction matters here more than with most species, because the wrong conclusion leads to an unnecessary lifelong avoidance.