Sucker fish vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sucker fish and sheepshead

Sucker fish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat, yet sheepshead is higher in selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Sheepshead covers your daily selenium needs 64% more than sucker fish.
Sucker fish contains 37 times more manganese than sheepshead. While sucker fish contains 0.769mg of manganese, sheepshead contains only 0.021mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, 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

Sheepshead

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+143.2%
Contains more IronIron	+149.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3561.9%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+216.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Potassium ~512mg

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

Sheepshead

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.3µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	51.3µg	64%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.021mg	33%
Copper	0.25mg	0.122mg	14%
Iron	1.67mg	0.67mg	13%
Phosphorus	269mg	350mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.35mg	9%
Protein	21.49g	26.02g	9%
Calcium	90mg	37mg	5%
Cholesterol	53mg	64mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	0.382g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.05mg	3%
Zinc	0.96mg	0.63mg	3%
Vitamin A	59µg	35µg	3%
Fats	2.97g	1.63g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	1.8mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	0.35g	1%
Sodium	51mg	73mg	1%
Potassium	487mg	512mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.36g	1%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	126kcal	0%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.3µg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	1.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	1.199mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	2.39mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.77mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.766mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.083g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.04g	N/A