Sunfish vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sunfish and catfish

Sunfish has more copper, manganese, iron, protein, zinc, selenium, and calcium; however, catfish is higher in vitamin B12 and fats.
Sunfish covers your daily need for copper 38% more than catfish.
Sunfish has 50 times more manganese than catfish. While sunfish has 0.897mg of manganese, catfish has only 0.018mg.
Sunfish has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunfish

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1044.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.7%
Contains more IronIron	+450%
Contains more CopperCopper	+887.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+243.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4883.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+63.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sunfish

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.385mg	0.039mg	38%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.018mg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.78µg	20%
Iron	1.54mg	0.28mg	16%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Protein	24.87g	18.44g	13%
Zinc	1.99mg	0.58mg	13%
Selenium	16.2µg	9.9µg	11%
Fats	0.9g	7.19g	10%
Calcium	103mg	9mg	9%
Cholesterol	86mg	66mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	2.548mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.15g	3.115g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.315g	1.354g	7%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.024mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.178g	1.586g	6%
Magnesium	38mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.177mg	3%
Calories	114kcal	144kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Potassium	449mg	366mg	2%
Phosphorus	231mg	247mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Sodium	103mg	119mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.811mg	1%
Folate	17µg	12µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	88g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.8	N/A
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.279mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.146mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	2.022mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.284mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.971mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.047g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.092g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.042g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A