Sunfish vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between sunfish and bluefish?
- Sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, calcium, and zinc; however, bluefish is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
- Bluefish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 163% more.
- Bluefish contains 33 times less manganese than sunfish. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while bluefish contains 0.027mg.
We used Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, bluefish, 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1044.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +148.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +466.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +91.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3222.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +10.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +26% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -25.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +188.9% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +37.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +750% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +711.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +395.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +10.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +236.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +169.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 6.22µg | 163% |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 46.8µg | 56% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.027mg | 38% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 7.247mg | 36% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.068mg | 35% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.464mg | 25% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 138µg | 13% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 0.62mg | 12% |
Calcium | 103mg | 9mg | 9% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 1.04mg | 9% |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 291mg | 9% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 1.358g | 7% |
Fats | 0.9g | 5.44g | 7% |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 1.172g | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 2.297g | 5% |
Folate | 17µg | 2µg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 76mg | 3% |
Calories | 114kcal | 159kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.955mg | 2% |
Protein | 24.87g | 25.69g | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.067mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.097mg | 1% |
Sodium | 103mg | 77mg | 1% |
Potassium | 449mg | 477mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 42mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.288mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 1.126mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 1.184mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 2.088mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 2.36mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.76mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 1.003mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 1.324mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.756mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.323g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 0.665g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.079g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +17.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +504.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1121.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -84.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1431.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +331.1% |