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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.
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 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
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%
~equal in Magnesium ~41mg
~equal in Sodium ~104mg

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% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.143mg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Anchovies 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
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.2%
Contains more FatsFats +437.8%
Contains more OtherOther +182.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.37g

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
31% 29% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.637 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +688%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +419.7%

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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. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/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.