Anchovies vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and sunfish different?

Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2; however, sunfish is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, protein, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for anchovies is 79% higher.
Anchovies contain 3 times more vitamin B2 than sunfish. While anchovies contain 0.256mg of vitamin B2, sunfish contains only 0.085mg.
Anchovies have less cholesterol.

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Sunfish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.7%
Contains more IronIron	+111%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+125.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1181.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Sodium ~103mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+201.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+859.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+272.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	1.462mg	79%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	2.31µg	70%
Selenium	36.5µg	16.2µg	37%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.897mg	36%
Iron	3.25mg	1.54mg	21%
Copper	0.211mg	0.385mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.085mg	13%
Protein	20.35g	24.87g	9%
Cholesterol	60mg	86mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	0.315g	9%
Phosphorus	174mg	231mg	8%
Fats	4.84g	0.9g	6%
Saturated fat	1.282g	0.178g	5%
Calcium	147mg	103mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.57mg		4%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.865mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.092mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	0.15g	3%
Potassium	383mg	449mg	2%
Zinc	1.72mg	1.99mg	2%
Folate	9µg	17µg	2%
Calories	131kcal	114kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Magnesium	41mg	38mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	88g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.6	N/A
Sodium	104mg	103mg	0%
Vitamin A	15µg	17µg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.138mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.538g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.911g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.029g	0.042g	N/A