Sucker fish vs. Flatfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sucker fish and flatfish?

Sucker fish is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, potassium, and calcium, while flatfish is higher in selenium.
Sucker fish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 42% higher.
Flatfish has 45 times less manganese than sucker fish. Sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, while flatfish has 0.017mg.
Sucker fish is lower in sodium.

We used Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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

Flatfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+260%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.2%
Contains more IronIron	+626.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+987%
Contains more ZincZinc	+146.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4423.5%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101.2%

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

Flatfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+240%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+281.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+116.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.31µg	42%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.017mg	33%
Selenium	16.2µg	32.6µg	30%
Copper	0.25mg	0.023mg	25%
Vitamin D		3.5µg	18%
Iron	1.67mg	0.23mg	18%
Vitamin D		139IU	17%
Choline		79.9mg	15%
Sodium	51mg	363mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.227mg	13%
Protein	21.49g	15.24g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.115mg	9%
Potassium	487mg	197mg	9%
Calcium	90mg	25mg	7%
Phosphorus	269mg	309mg	6%
Zinc	0.96mg	0.39mg	5%
Vitamin A	59µg	12µg	5%
Vitamin E		0.77mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.025mg	5%
Magnesium	38mg	22mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	0.459g	4%
Folate	17µg	6µg	3%
Calories	119kcal	86kcal	2%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	1.278mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.026mg	1%
Cholesterol	53mg	56mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	0.657g	1%
Fats	2.97g	2.37g	1%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.014g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.542g	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.197mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	0.719mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	0.754mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	1.335mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	1.561mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.56mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	0.624mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	0.8mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.374mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.168g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.132g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.034g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A