Sucker fish vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sucker fish and shark

Sucker fish has more vitamin B12, manganese, copper, phosphorus, potassium, and iron; however, shark is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Sucker fish covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 46% more than shark.
Sucker fish has 15 times more manganese than shark. While sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, shark has only 0.05mg.
Sucker fish has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried.

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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

Shark

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+214.2%
Contains more IronIron	+50.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+495.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1438%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.9%

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+90.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+13.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+90.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~54µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.21µg	46%
Selenium	16.2µg	34µg	32%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.05mg	31%
Copper	0.25mg	0.042mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	3.701g	18%
Fats	2.97g	13.82g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	5.935g	13%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.205g	12%
Phosphorus	269mg	194mg	11%
Potassium	487mg	155mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	2.783mg	8%
Iron	1.67mg	1.11mg	7%
Protein	21.49g	18.62g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.3mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.62mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.072mg	5%
Calories	119kcal	228kcal	5%
Zinc	0.96mg	0.48mg	4%
Calcium	90mg	50mg	4%
Sodium	51mg	122mg	3%
Cholesterol	53mg	59mg	2%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Vitamin A	59µg	54µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.097mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	43mg	1%
Folate	17µg	15µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.089g	N/A