Butterfish vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterfish and sucker fish different?

Butterfish is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2, while sucker fish is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B12, and iron.
Butterfish covers your daily need for selenium, 56% more than sucker fish.
Butterfish contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than sucker fish. Butterfish contains 0.146mg of vitamin B1, while sucker fish contains 0.012mg.
Sucker fish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat types were 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.

Butterfish

Sucker fish

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+221.4%
Contains more IronIron	+160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+262.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3947.4%

~equal in Potassium ~487mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.96mg

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.

Butterfish

Sucker fish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+294.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+49.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	16.2µg	56%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.769mg	33%
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	1.462mg	27%
Copper	0.069mg	0.25mg	20%
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	2.31µg	20%
Iron	0.64mg	1.67mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.012mg	11%
Fats	10.28g	2.97g	11%
Cholesterol	83mg	53mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.231mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.085mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.035g	7%
Calcium	28mg	90mg	6%
Phosphorus	308mg	269mg	6%
Calories	187kcal	119kcal	3%
Sodium	114mg	51mg	3%
Saturated fat		0.579g	3%
Vitamin A	33µg	59µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat		0.905g	2%
Protein	22.15g	21.49g	1%
Magnesium	32mg	38mg	1%
Potassium	481mg	487mg	0%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.96mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.094g	N/A