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Sucker fish vs. Octopus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sucker fish and octopus?

  • Sucker fish is higher in manganese, yet octopus is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Octopus's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 1404% more.
  • Sucker fish has 16 times more manganese than octopus. While sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, octopus has only 0.047mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in sucker fish is lower.

We used Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat types 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 27% 27% 43% 63% 83% 26% 115% 6.7% 100% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 32% 56% 358% 246% 92% 120% 60% 6.1% 489%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1536.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.4%
Contains more IronIron +471.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%
~equal in Phosphorus ~279mg

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% 20% 0% 0% 3% 20% 27% 52% 53% 289% 0% 13% 0%
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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 27% 30% 24% 0% 14% 18% 71% 54% 150% 4500% 0.25% 18% 44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +158.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1458.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sucker fish Octopus DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 36µg 1404%
Selenium 16.2µg 89.6µg 133%
Iron 1.67mg 9.54mg 98%
Copper 0.25mg 0.739mg 54%
Vitamin B6 0.231mg 0.648mg 32%
Manganese 0.769mg 0.047mg 31%
Zinc 0.96mg 3.36mg 22%
Sodium 51mg 460mg 18%
Protein 21.49g 29.82g 17%
Choline 81mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 3.78mg 14%
Cholesterol 53mg 96mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.2mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 60mg 5%
Potassium 487mg 630mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.035g 0.477g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin A 59µg 90µg 3%
Folate 17µg 24µg 2%
Calories 119kcal 164kcal 2%
Calcium 90mg 106mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.076mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.9mg 1%
Phosphorus 269mg 279mg 1%
Carbs 0g 4.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.453g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.905g 0.324g 1%
Fats 2.97g 2.08g 1%
Net carbs 0g 4.4g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.241mg 0.334mg 0%
Threonine 0.942mg 1.283mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.99mg 1.298mg 0%
Leucine 1.746mg 2.099mg 0%
Lysine 1.973mg 2.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.636mg 0.673mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.839mg 1.069mg 0%
Valine 1.107mg 1.303mg 0%
Histidine 0.633mg 0.573mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.244g 0.152g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.371g 0.162g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.094g 0.012g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 3% 74%
Protein: 21.49 g
Fats: 2.97 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.99 g
Other: 1.55 g
30% 2% 4% 61% 3%
Protein: 29.82 g
Fats: 2.08 g
Carbs: 4.4 g
Water: 60.5 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +42.8%
Contains more WaterWater +22.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +106.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 36% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.905 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.035 g
36% 26% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.453 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.324 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.477 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +179.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.8%

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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. Sucker fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172002/nutrients
  2. Octopus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174249/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.