Sucker fish vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sucker fish and eels

Sucker fish has more manganese, copper, selenium, and iron; however, eels are higher in vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Eels cover your daily need for vitamin A, 72% more than sucker fish.
Sucker fish has 19 times more manganese than eels. While sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, eels have only 0.04mg.
Sucker fish has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, eel, mixed species, 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.

Sucker fish

Eel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+246.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.5%
Contains more IronIron	+160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+762.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1822.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.2%

Contains more ZincZinc

+116.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~277mg

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.

Sucker fish

Eel

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1827.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1425%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+206.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+25.1%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	59µg	1137µg	120%
Cholesterol	53mg	161mg	36%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.04mg	32%
Copper	0.25mg	0.029mg	25%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.89µg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	9.218g	21%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	4.487mg	19%
Fats	2.97g	14.95g	18%
Selenium	16.2µg	8.3µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.183mg	14%
Iron	1.67mg	0.64mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.28mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.077mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.023g	11%
Zinc	0.96mg	2.08mg	10%
Calories	119kcal	236kcal	6%
Calcium	90mg	26mg	6%
Protein	21.49g	23.65g	4%
Potassium	487mg	349mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.051mg	3%
Magnesium	38mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Sodium	51mg	65mg	1%
Phosphorus	269mg	277mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	1.214g	1%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	1.037mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	1.09mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	1.922mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	2.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	0.923mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	1.218mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.108g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.095g	N/A