Fish sticks vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between fish sticks and sunfish

Sunfish is higher than fish sticks in vitamin B12, copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B5, iron, and calcium.
Sunfish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 56% more than fish sticks.
Fish sticks contain 21 times more saturated fat than sunfish. While fish sticks contain 3.733g of saturated fat, sunfish contains only 0.178g.
The glycemic index of sunfish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared 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.

Fish sticks

Sunfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+543.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+142.7%
Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+552.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+373.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+392.9%

~equal in Selenium ~16.2µg

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

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+218%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+140.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.462mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	2.31µg	56%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.824g	0.315g	50%
Vitamin E	6.88mg		46%
Copper	0.059mg	0.385mg	36%
Manganese	0.182mg	0.897mg	31%
Protein	11.01g	24.87g	28%
Fats	16.23g	0.9g	24%
Cholesterol	28mg	86mg	19%
Saturated fat	3.733g	0.178g	16%
Zinc	0.42mg	1.99mg	14%
Sodium	402mg	103mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.272mg	0.865mg	12%
Iron	0.84mg	1.54mg	9%
Calcium	16mg	103mg	9%
Potassium	185mg	449mg	8%
Starch	20.46g		8%
Choline	42.8mg		8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.193g	0.15g	8%
Calories	277kcal	114kcal	8%
Carbs	21.66g	0g	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Phosphorus	191mg	231mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.078mg	0.138mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.7µg		4%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.092mg	3%
Magnesium	25mg	38mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.085mg	2%
Folate	24µg	17µg	2%
Selenium	15.7µg	16.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	4µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	20.16g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Sugar	1.65g		N/A
Vitamin B3	1.536mg	1.462mg	0%
Trans fat	0.124g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.122mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.372mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.852mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	0.795mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.296mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.47mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.23mg	0.732mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.05g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.088g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.236g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0.042g	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		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	7.289g		N/A