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Catfish vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between catfish and sunfish

  • Catfish has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B3; however, sunfish is higher in copper, manganese, iron, zinc, selenium, and calcium.
  • Sunfish covers your daily need for copper, 38% more than catfish.
  • Catfish has 9 times more saturated fat than sunfish. While catfish has 1.586g of saturated fat, sunfish has only 0.178g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat.

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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 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1044.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.7%
Contains more IronIron +450%
Contains more CopperCopper +887.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4883.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~231mg

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% 0.33% 19% 4.5% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9% 43%
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 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Catfish Sunfish DV% diff.
Manganese 0.018mg 0.897mg 38%
Copper 0.039mg 0.385mg 38%
Vitamin B12 2.78µg 2.31µg 20%
Iron 0.28mg 1.54mg 16%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Protein 18.44g 24.87g 13%
Zinc 0.58mg 1.99mg 13%
Selenium 9.9µg 16.2µg 11%
Fats 7.19g 0.9g 10%
Calcium 9mg 103mg 9%
Cholesterol 66mg 86mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.115g 0.15g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.354g 0.315g 7%
Vitamin B3 2.548mg 1.462mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.092mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.586g 0.178g 6%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 38mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.177mg 0.138mg 3%
Calories 144kcal 114kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Potassium 366mg 449mg 2%
Phosphorus 247mg 231mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.811mg 0.865mg 1%
Folate 12µg 17µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.085mg 1%
Sodium 119mg 103mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 0.833mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.82mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.396mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 1.677mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.539mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.735mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 0.894mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.404mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.069g 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0.042g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 7% 75%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +698.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.72g
~equal in Other ~0.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1976.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +329.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.8%

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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. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/nutrients
  2. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.