Oysters vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oysters and sunfish?

Oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, sunfish is richer in manganese, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 696% more.
Sunfish contains 15 times less copper than oysters. Oysters contains 5.707mg of copper, while sunfish contains 0.385mg.

We used Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Oysters

Sunfish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.6%
Contains more IronIron	+498.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1382.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3849.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+223%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

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.

Oysters

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+657.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+126.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	1.99mg	696%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	2.31µg	633%
Copper	5.707mg	0.385mg	591%
Iron	9.21mg	1.54mg	96%
Selenium	39.5µg	16.2µg	42%
Protein	11.42g	24.87g	27%
Choline	130mg		24%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.897mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Potassium	139mg	449mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.865mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.085mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.138mg	6%
Phosphorus	194mg	231mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.092mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	0.315g	5%
Fats	3.42g	0.9g	4%
Saturated fat	0.948g	0.178g	4%
Sodium	166mg	103mg	3%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Cholesterol	79mg	86mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	1.462mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Calories	102kcal	114kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Magnesium	35mg	38mg	1%
Calcium	116mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin A	26µg	17µg	1%
Folate	14µg	17µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	0.15g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	98g	88g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A