Scallops vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scallops and sucker fish?

Scallops are higher in phosphorus and selenium, yet sucker fish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B12.
Sucker fish's daily need coverage for manganese is 32% more.
Scallops have 13 times more sodium than sucker fish. While scallops have 667mg of sodium, sucker fish has only 51mg.

We used Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, sucker, white, 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.

Scallops

Sucker fish

Contains more ZincZinc	+61.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55.1%
Contains more IronIron	+187.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+657.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2551.7%

~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.

Scallops

Sucker fish

Contains more FolateFolate	+17.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2850%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+106.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.012mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.029mg	0.769mg	32%
Sodium	667mg	51mg	27%
Copper	0.033mg	0.25mg	24%
Phosphorus	426mg	269mg	22%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Iron	0.58mg	1.67mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.865mg	10%
Selenium	21.7µg	16.2µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.231mg	9%
Calcium	10mg	90mg	8%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	2.31µg	7%
Vitamin A	2µg	59µg	6%
Potassium	314mg	487mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.035g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.085mg	5%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.96mg	5%
Cholesterol	41mg	53mg	4%
Fats	0.84g	2.97g	3%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.579g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.905g	2%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	1.462mg	2%
Protein	20.54g	21.49g	2%
Folate	20µg	17µg	1%
Calories	111kcal	119kcal	0%
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Magnesium	37mg	38mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.094g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A