Milkfish vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milkfish and sucker fish different?

Milkfish is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6; however, sucker fish is richer in manganese, copper, iron, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for milkfish is 42% higher.
Milkfish contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than sucker fish. While milkfish contains 0.488mg of vitamin B6, sucker fish contains only 0.231mg.

Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Milkfish

Sucker fish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.2%
Contains more IronIron	+307.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+468.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2857.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.96mg

~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.

Milkfish

Sucker fish

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+464.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+41.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+78.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	8.256mg	1.462mg	42%
Vitamin B12	3.27µg	2.31µg	40%
Manganese	0.026mg	0.769mg	32%
Copper	0.044mg	0.25mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.488mg	0.231mg	20%
Iron	0.41mg	1.67mg	16%
Protein	26.32g	21.49g	10%
Fats	8.63g	2.97g	9%
Phosphorus	208mg	269mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat		1.035g	7%
Cholesterol	67mg	53mg	5%
Calories	190kcal	119kcal	4%
Saturated fat		0.579g	3%
Potassium	374mg	487mg	3%
Vitamin A	33µg	59µg	3%
Calcium	65mg	90mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat		0.905g	2%
Sodium	92mg	51mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.085mg	1%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.96mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Selenium	16.2µg	16.2µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.016mg	0.012mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	18µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.295mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	1.154mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.213mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	2.139mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	2.417mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.779mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.028mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	1.356mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.094g	N/A