Lobster vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lobster and sunfish?

Lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, while sunfish is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, and protein.
Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 129% higher.
Sunfish has 5 times less sodium than lobster. Lobster has 486mg of sodium, while sunfish has 103mg.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Sunfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+302.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+103.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+351.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.2%
Contains more IronIron	+431%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1280%

~equal in Calcium ~103mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.385mg	129%
Selenium	73.1µg	16.2µg	103%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.31µg	37%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.897mg	36%
Cholesterol	146mg	86mg	20%
Zinc	4.05mg	1.99mg	19%
Sodium	486mg	103mg	17%
Iron	0.29mg	1.54mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.865mg	16%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Protein	19g	24.87g	12%
Phosphorus	185mg	231mg	7%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Potassium	230mg	449mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.092mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.085mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Vitamin A	1µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.462mg	2%
Folate	11µg	17µg	2%
Calories	89kcal	114kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Magnesium	43mg	38mg	1%
Calcium	96mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.138mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	88g	N/A
Fats	0.86g	0.9g	0%
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.178g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.15g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.315g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.117g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.078g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.033g		0%