Sucker fish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sucker fish and shrimp different?

Sucker fish is richer in manganese, vitamin B12, iron, potassium, and vitamin B5, while shrimp is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
Shrimp covers your daily need for selenium, 61% more than sucker fish.
Sucker fish contains 16 times more manganese than shrimp. Sucker fish contains 0.769mg of manganese, while shrimp contains 0.049mg.
Sucker fish is lower in cholesterol.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than sucker fish (0).

Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) types were used 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.

Sucker fish

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+186.5%
Contains more IronIron	+421.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1469.4%

Contains more ZincZinc	+69.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+205.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Calcium ~91mg

~equal in Copper ~0.258mg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	49.5µg	61%
Cholesterol	53mg	211mg	53%
Sodium	51mg	947mg	39%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.049mg	31%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.66µg	27%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Iron	1.67mg	0.32mg	17%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Potassium	487mg	170mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	2.678mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.519mg	7%
Zinc	0.96mg	1.63mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.024mg	5%
Phosphorus	269mg	306mg	5%
Vitamin A	59µg	90µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	0.59g	3%
Protein	21.49g	22.78g	3%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.032mg	2%
Fats	2.97g	1.7g	2%
Copper	0.25mg	0.258mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	0.361g	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.242mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	119kcal	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	37mg	0%
Calcium	90mg	91mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.521g	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A