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Scallops vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallops and sunfish different?

  • Scallops are richer in phosphorus and selenium, while sunfish is higher in copper, manganese, iron, vitamin B5, calcium, and vitamin B12.
  • Sunfish covers your daily need for copper, 39% more than scallops.
  • Scallops contain 6 times more sodium than sunfish. Scallops contain 667mg of sodium, while sunfish contains 103mg.

Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 3% 28% 22% 11% 42% 183% 87% 3.8% 118%
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 more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +930%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43%
Contains more IronIron +165.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1066.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2993.1%
~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.
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 0% 0.67% 0% 0% 3% 5.5% 20% 22% 26% 269% 0% 15% 60%
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 FolateFolate +17.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
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 +23.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallops Sunfish DV% diff.
Copper 0.033mg 0.385mg 39%
Manganese 0.029mg 0.897mg 38%
Phosphorus 426mg 231mg 28%
Sodium 667mg 103mg 25%
Choline 110.7mg 20%
Cholesterol 41mg 86mg 15%
Iron 0.58mg 1.54mg 12%
Selenium 21.7µg 16.2µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.366mg 0.865mg 10%
Calcium 10mg 103mg 9%
Protein 20.54g 24.87g 9%
Vitamin B12 2.15µg 2.31µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.092mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.085mg 5%
Potassium 314mg 449mg 4%
Zinc 1.55mg 1.99mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.138mg 2%
Starch 3.69g 2%
Carbs 5.41g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.076mg 1.462mg 2%
Folate 20µg 17µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.222g 0.315g 1%
Calories 111kcal 114kcal 0%
Fats 0.84g 0.9g 0%
Net carbs 5.41g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Magnesium 37mg 38mg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g N/A
Saturated fat 0.218g 0.178g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0.15g 0%
Tryptophan 0.173mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 0.629mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.692mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.226mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 1.258mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.487mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.597mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 0.645mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.314mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.072g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.104g 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g 0.042g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 5% 70% 3%
Protein: 20.54 g
Fats: 0.84 g
Carbs: 5.41 g
Water: 70.25 g
Other: 2.96 g
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +480.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.9g
~equal in Water ~73.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
42% 16% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.218 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.222 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.9%

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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. Scallops - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167742/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.