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Sunfish vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sunfish and pollock

  • Sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, zinc, and iron, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Pollock covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 56% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish contains 50 times more manganese than pollock. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, pollock contains only 0.018mg.
  • The amount of sodium in sunfish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.1%
Contains more IronIron +175%
Contains more CopperCopper +541.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +249.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4883.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.2%
~equal in Potassium ~430mg

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 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
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% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +170.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +58.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Pollock DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 3.66µg 56%
Selenium 16.2µg 44.1µg 51%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.018mg 38%
Copper 0.385mg 0.06mg 36%
Choline 91.6mg 17%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 3.949mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.329mg 15%
Sodium 103mg 419mg 14%
Zinc 1.99mg 0.57mg 13%
Iron 1.54mg 0.56mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.223mg 11%
Magnesium 38mg 81mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.432mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 6%
Phosphorus 231mg 267mg 5%
Folate 17µg 3µg 4%
Protein 24.87g 23.48g 3%
Calcium 103mg 72mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.054mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.583g 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 449mg 430mg 1%
Calories 114kcal 111kcal 0%
Fats 0.9g 1.18g 0%
Cholesterol 86mg 86mg 0%
Vitamin A 17µg 17µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.159g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.134g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.696mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.086g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.423g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +31.1%
Contains more OtherOther +231.4%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.159 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.583 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.1%

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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. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients
  2. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/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.