Fish sticks vs. Flatfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fish sticks and flatfish?

Fish sticks are richer in vitamin E, vitamin B1, iron, and manganese, while flatfish is higher in selenium, vitamin D, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
Fish sticks' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 41% higher.
Flatfish has 11 times less manganese than fish sticks. Fish sticks have 0.182mg of manganese, while flatfish has 0.017mg.
Flatfish is lower in saturated fat.
Fish sticks have a higher glycemic index (54) than flatfish (0).

We used Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared and Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Fish sticks

Flatfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more IronIron	+265.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+970.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+56.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+107.6%

~equal in Potassium ~197mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.39mg

~equal in Sodium ~363mg

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.

Fish sticks

Flatfish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+793.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+364%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+36.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+86.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	7.824g	0.459g	49%
Vitamin E	6.88mg	0.77mg	41%
Selenium	15.7µg	32.6µg	31%
Fats	16.23g	2.37g	21%
Vitamin D	0µg	3.5µg	18%
Vitamin D	1IU	139IU	17%
Phosphorus	191mg	309mg	17%
Saturated fat	3.733g	0.542g	15%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	1.31µg	15%
Calories	277kcal	86kcal	10%
Cholesterol	28mg	56mg	9%
Starch	20.46g	0g	8%
Protein	11.01g	15.24g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.026mg	8%
Iron	0.84mg	0.23mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.025mg	7%
Choline	42.8mg	79.9mg	7%
Manganese	0.182mg	0.017mg	7%
Carbs	21.66g	0g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.193g	0.657g	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Folate	24µg	6µg	5%
Vitamin K	4.7µg	0.1µg	4%
Copper	0.059mg	0.023mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.078mg	0.115mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.536mg	1.278mg	2%
Sodium	402mg	363mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.272mg	0.227mg	1%
Vitamin A	4µg	12µg	1%
Calcium	16mg	25mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	22mg	1%
Net carbs	20.16g	0g	N/A
Potassium	185mg	197mg	0%
Sugar	1.65g	0g	N/A
Zinc	0.42mg	0.39mg	0%
Trans fat	0.124g	0.014g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.122mg	0.197mg	0%
Threonine	0.372mg	0.719mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	0.754mg	0%
Leucine	0.852mg	1.335mg	0%
Lysine	0.795mg	1.561mg	0%
Methionine	0.296mg	0.56mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.47mg	0.624mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	0.8mg	0%
Histidine	0.23mg	0.374mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g	0g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.05g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.088g	0.132g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.236g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0.034g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.289g		N/A