Sheepshead vs. Burbot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sheepshead and burbot different?

Sheepshead is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and phosphorus, while burbot is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin B2, and iron.
Sheepshead covers your daily need for selenium, 64% more than burbot.
Sheepshead contains 17 times more folate than burbot. Sheepshead contains 17µg of folate, while burbot contains 1µg.

Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Fish, burbot, 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.

Sheepshead

Burbot

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+216.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73%
Contains more IronIron	+71.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+109.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4171.4%

~equal in Potassium ~518mg

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.

Sheepshead

Burbot

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+4190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+244%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.973mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	51.3µg	16.2µg	64%
Vitamin B12	2.3µg	0.92µg	58%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.897mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.429mg	35%
Copper	0.122mg	0.256mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.173mg	14%
Phosphorus	350mg	256mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.172mg	9%
Iron	0.67mg	1.15mg	6%
Folate	17µg	1µg	4%
Cholesterol	64mg	77mg	4%
Calcium	37mg	64mg	3%
Protein	26.02g	24.76g	3%
Zinc	0.63mg	0.97mg	3%
Vitamin A	35µg	5µg	3%
Sodium	73mg	124mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.36g	0.209g	1%
Calories	126kcal	115kcal	1%
Vitamin B3	1.8mg	1.973mg	1%
Magnesium	35mg	41mg	1%
Fats	1.63g	1.04g	1%
Potassium	512mg	518mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.346mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.35g	0.17g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.382g	0.381g	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.277mg	0%
Threonine	1.141mg	1.085mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.199mg	1.141mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	2.012mg	0%
Lysine	2.39mg	2.274mg	0%
Methionine	0.77mg	0.733mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.966mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	1.275mg	0%
Histidine	0.766mg	0.729mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.083g	0.09g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.107g	0.123g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0.033g	N/A