Salmon vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between salmon and sunfish
- Salmon is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5, yet sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, and zinc.
- Salmon covers your daily selenium needs 46% more than sunfish.
- Salmon contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than sunfish. While salmon contains 8.045mg of vitamin B3, sunfish contains only 1.462mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, Atlantic, 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -40.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +155.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +26.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +586.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +352.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +685.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +362.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5506.3% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +270% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +305.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +269.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +58.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +450.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +70.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +368.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +21.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin D | 526IU | 66% | |
| Vitamin D | 13.1µg | 66% | |
| Selenium | 41.4µg | 16.2µg | 46% |
| Vitamin B3 | 8.045mg | 1.462mg | 41% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.647mg | 0.138mg | 39% |
| Manganese | 0.016mg | 0.897mg | 38% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 0.385mg | 37% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 4.553g | 0.315g | 28% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.34mg | 0.092mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.8µg | 2.31µg | 20% |
| Fats | 12.35g | 0.9g | 18% |
| Choline | 90.5mg | 16% | |
| Iron | 0.34mg | 1.54mg | 15% |
| Zinc | 0.43mg | 1.99mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.475mg | 0.865mg | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 2.397g | 0.178g | 10% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.181g | 0.15g | 10% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 103mg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1.14mg | 8% | |
| Cholesterol | 63mg | 86mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 69µg | 17µg | 6% |
| Protein | 22.1g | 24.87g | 6% |
| Calories | 206kcal | 114kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.135mg | 0.085mg | 4% |
| Folate | 34µg | 17µg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 252mg | 231mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 1mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 61mg | 103mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 384mg | 449mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 30mg | 38mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.248mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.969mg | 1.09mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.018mg | 1.146mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.796mg | 2.022mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.03mg | 2.284mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.654mg | 0.736mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.863mg | 0.971mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.139mg | 1.281mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.651mg | 0.732mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.69g | 0.047g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 1.457g | 0.092g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.17g | 0.042g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +1272.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +56.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +13.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2687.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1345.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.6% |
