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Butterfish vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterfish and sheepshead different?

  • Butterfish is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, sheepshead is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for butterfish is 25% higher.
  • Butterfish contains 15 times more vitamin B1 than sheepshead. While butterfish contains 0.146mg of vitamin B1, sheepshead contains only 0.01mg.
  • Sheepshead has less cholesterol.

Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 11% 45% 25% 41% 17% 150% 9.5% 2.7% 280%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~35mg
~equal in Potassium ~512mg
~equal in Iron ~0.67mg
~equal in Selenium ~51.3µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 12% 0% 0% 2.5% 12% 34% 52% 81% 288% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +284%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +220.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +25.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.35mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Sheepshead DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 1.8mg 25%
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 2.3µg 20%
Fats 10.28g 1.63g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.01mg 11%
Selenium 46.8µg 51.3µg 8%
Protein 22.15g 26.02g 8%
Cholesterol 83mg 64mg 6%
Copper 0.069mg 0.122mg 6%
Phosphorus 308mg 350mg 6%
Calories 187kcal 126kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.382g 3%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.63mg 3%
Sodium 114mg 73mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.36g 2%
Potassium 481mg 512mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 37mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 35mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.35g 1%
Iron 0.64mg 0.67mg 0%
Vitamin A 33µg 35µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.021mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.87mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.35mg 0%
Folate 17µg 17µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 1.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.199mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.39mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.77mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 1.016mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.766mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.083g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.107g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
26% 69% 3%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.04 g
Other: 3.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +530.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more OtherOther +347.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~69.04g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/nutrients
  2. Sheepshead - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175145/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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