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Sucker fish vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sucker fish and tuna different?

  • Sucker fish is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B5, iron, and calcium, while tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Tuna covers your daily need for selenium, 167% more than sucker fish.
  • Sucker fish contains 59 times more manganese than tuna. Sucker fish contains 0.769mg of manganese, while tuna contains 0.013mg.

Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +81.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +481.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5815.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +567.9%
~equal in Potassium ~527mg
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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 0% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +168.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +159%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1016.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1409.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +349.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.35µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sucker fish Tuna DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 108.2µg 167%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 22.07mg 129%
Vitamin B6 0.231mg 1.038mg 62%
Manganese 0.769mg 0.013mg 33%
Copper 0.25mg 0.043mg 23%
Protein 21.49g 29.15g 15%
Choline 77.6mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.334mg 11%
Vitamin D 2µg 10%
Vitamin D 82IU 10%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.134mg 10%
Calcium 90mg 4mg 9%
Phosphorus 269mg 333mg 9%
Iron 1.67mg 0.92mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.035g 0.175g 6%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.45mg 5%
Folate 17µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin A 59µg 22µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.137mg 4%
Fats 2.97g 0.59g 4%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 2.35µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.905g 0.138g 2%
Cholesterol 53mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.205g 2%
Calories 119kcal 130kcal 1%
Potassium 487mg 527mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 42mg 1%
Sodium 51mg 54mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.241mg 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 0.942mg 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.99mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 1.746mg 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 1.973mg 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.636mg 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.839mg 1.091mg 0%
Valine 1.107mg 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.633mg 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.244g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.371g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.094g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +403.4%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.98g

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
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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +555.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +491.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.6%

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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. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.