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Perch vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are perch and sunfish different?

  • Sunfish is higher than perch in copper, vitamin B12, manganese, iron, zinc, selenium, and potassium.
  • Sunfish covers your daily need for copper, 26% more than perch.

Fish, perch, mixed species, raw and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
Perch
Perch
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 24% 24% 34% 50% 30% 86% 8.1% 91% 69%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.9%
Contains more IronIron +71.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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.
Perch
Perch
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.7% 3% 4% 45% 18% 23% 29% 45% 28% 238% 0.25% 3.8% 35%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +70%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.462mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Perch Sunfish DV% diff.
Copper 0.15mg 0.385mg 26%
Vitamin B12 1.9µg 2.31µg 17%
Vitamin D 3µg 15%
Vitamin D 118IU 15%
Choline 65mg 12%
Protein 19.39g 24.87g 11%
Manganese 0.7mg 0.897mg 9%
Iron 0.9mg 1.54mg 8%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.99mg 8%
Selenium 12.6µg 16.2µg 7%
Potassium 269mg 449mg 5%
Phosphorus 200mg 231mg 4%
Folate 5µg 17µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.75mg 0.865mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.092mg 2%
Sodium 62mg 103mg 2%
Calcium 80mg 103mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 38mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 17µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.085mg 1%
Cholesterol 90mg 86mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.138mg 1%
Calories 91kcal 114kcal 1%
Fats 0.92g 0.9g 0%
Vitamin B3 1.52mg 1.462mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.185g 0.178g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.152g 0.15g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.368g 0.315g 0%
Tryptophan 0.217mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 0.85mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.576mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 1.781mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.574mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.757mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 0.999mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.571mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.079g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.174g 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.028g 0.042g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
Perch
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19% 79%
Protein: 19.39 g
Fats: 0.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.13 g
Other: 0.56 g
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.9g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.72g
~equal in Other ~0.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Perch
Perch
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26% 22% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.185 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.152 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.368 g
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.178g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.15g

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Perch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173678/nutrients
  2. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.