Perch vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between perch and scup

Perch has more manganese, vitamin B12, copper, zinc, iron, and calcium; however, scup has more selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for selenium for scup is 56% higher.
Scup has 20 times less manganese than perch. Perch has 0.9mg of manganese, while scup has 0.045mg.
Scup is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, 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.

Perch

Scup

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+70.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+195.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+130.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1900%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190.7%

~equal in Potassium ~368mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~237mg

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

Scup

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+162.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+147.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.122mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.1µg	46.8µg	56%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.045mg	37%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.62µg	24%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	4.994mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.346mg	16%
Cholesterol	115mg	67mg	16%
Copper	0.192mg	0.065mg	14%
Zinc	1.43mg	0.62mg	7%
Iron	1.16mg	0.68mg	6%
Calcium	102mg	51mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.127mg	4%
Fats	1.18g	3.5g	4%
Folate	6µg	17µg	3%
Phosphorus	257mg	237mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.472g		3%
Vitamin A	10µg	31µg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	29mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Calories	117kcal	135kcal	1%
Sodium	79mg	54mg	1%
Protein	24.86g	24.21g	1%
Potassium	344mg	368mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.237g		1%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.122mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.195g		0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.271mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	1.061mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.115mg	0%
Leucine	2.02mg	1.967mg	0%
Lysine	2.283mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.716mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.945mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	1.247mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.713mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.101g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.223g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.036g		N/A