Sucker fish vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sucker fish and skipjack tuna?

Sucker fish is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B5, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Skipjack tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 108% more.
Sucker fish has 40 times more manganese than skipjack tuna. While sucker fish has 0.769mg of manganese, skipjack tuna has only 0.019mg.

We used Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry 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.

Sucker fish

Skipjack tuna

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+143.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+127.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3947.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Potassium ~522mg

~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

~equal in Sodium ~47mg

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

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+227.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+78.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+70%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+324.7%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.19µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	18.756mg	108%
Vitamin B6	0.231mg	0.981mg	58%
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Manganese	0.769mg	0.019mg	33%
Copper	0.25mg	0.11mg	16%
Protein	21.49g	28.21g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.485mg	8%
Calcium	90mg	37mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.19µg	5%
Vitamin A	59µg	18µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.035g	0.403g	4%
Fats	2.97g	1.29g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.122mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.905g	0.243g	2%
Folate	17µg	10µg	2%
Phosphorus	269mg	285mg	2%
Cholesterol	53mg	60mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.038mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.42g	1%
Calories	119kcal	132kcal	1%
Zinc	0.96mg	1.05mg	1%
Iron	1.67mg	1.6mg	1%
Potassium	487mg	522mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	44mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Sodium	51mg	47mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.241mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.942mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.99mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	1.746mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.973mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.636mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.839mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	1.107mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.633mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.244g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.371g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.094g	0.017g	N/A