Sunfish vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sunfish and anchovies different?
- Sunfish is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, and phosphorus; however, anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for anchovies is 79% higher.
- Sunfish contains 13 times more manganese than anchovies. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, anchovies contain only 0.07mg.
- Anchovies have less cholesterol.
Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, anchovy, european, raw are the varieties 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +17.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +82.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +15.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +32.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1181.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +42.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +111% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +125.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +13.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +67.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +34.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +272.6% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +88.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +201.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +859.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 14.024mg | 79% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 0.62µg | 70% |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 36.5µg | 37% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.07mg | 36% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 3.25mg | 21% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.211mg | 19% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.256mg | 13% |
Protein | 24.87g | 20.35g | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 1.637g | 9% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 60mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 174mg | 8% |
Fats | 0.9g | 4.84g | 6% |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 1.282g | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.645mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 4% | |
Calcium | 103mg | 147mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.055mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 1.182g | 3% |
Folate | 17µg | 9µg | 2% |
Potassium | 449mg | 383mg | 2% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 1.72mg | 2% |
Calories | 114kcal | 131kcal | 1% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 41mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Sodium | 103mg | 104mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 15µg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.143mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.228mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 0.892mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 0.938mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.654mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 1.869mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.602mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.794mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 1.048mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.599mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.538g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 0.911g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.029g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +22.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +437.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +182.4% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -86.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +688% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +419.7% |