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Snapper vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between snapper and sunfish

  • Snapper has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6; however, sunfish is richer in manganese, copper, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, and calcium.
  • Snapper covers your daily selenium needs 60% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish has 3 times less vitamin B6 than snapper. Snapper has 0.46mg of vitamin B6, while sunfish has 0.138mg.
  • Snapper contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, snapper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 12% 46% 9% 15% 12% 86% 7.4% 2.2% 267%
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 PotassiumPotassium +16.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +202.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.5%
Contains more IronIron +541.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +737%
Contains more ZincZinc +352.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5176.5%
~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 5.3% 12% 0% 0% 13% 0.92% 6.5% 52% 106% 438% 0% 4.5% 0%
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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2025%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +322.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Snapper Sunfish DV% diff.
Selenium 49µg 16.2µg 60%
Vitamin B12 3.5µg 2.31µg 50%
Copper 0.046mg 0.385mg 38%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.897mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.138mg 25%
Iron 0.24mg 1.54mg 16%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.99mg 14%
Cholesterol 47mg 86mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.346mg 1.462mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.004mg 0.085mg 6%
Calcium 40mg 103mg 6%
Phosphorus 201mg 231mg 4%
Protein 26.3g 24.87g 3%
Folate 6µg 17µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.092mg 3%
Potassium 522mg 449mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.588g 0.315g 2%
Vitamin A 35µg 17µg 2%
Sodium 57mg 103mg 2%
Calories 128kcal 114kcal 1%
Fats 1.72g 0.9g 1%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.365g 0.178g 1%
Magnesium 37mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.865mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.322g 0.15g 0%
Tryptophan 0.294mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 1.153mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.212mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.137mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 2.415mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.778mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.027mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 1.355mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.774mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.048g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.273g 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.022g 0.042g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 2% 70%
Protein: 26.3 g
Fats: 1.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.35 g
Other: 1.63 g
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +91.1%
Contains more OtherOther +219.6%
~equal in Protein ~24.87g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.72g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 25% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.588 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.2%

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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. Snapper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173699/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.