Sunfish vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sunfish and crayfish

Sunfish is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5, yet crayfish is richer in selenium, copper, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for selenium for crayfish is 37% higher.
Sunfish contains 2 times more iron than crayfish. Sunfish contains 1.54mg of iron, while crayfish contains 0.83mg.
Sunfish contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat.

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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.

Sunfish

Crayfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.7%
Contains more IronIron	+85.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+71.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+77.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.5%

~equal in Sodium ~94mg

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.

Sunfish

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+84%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+81.6%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56%
Contains more FolateFolate	+158.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.9mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.085mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	36.7µg	37%
Copper	0.385mg	0.685mg	33%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.522mg	16%
Cholesterol	86mg	133mg	16%
Protein	24.87g	16.77g	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.5mg	10%
Iron	1.54mg	0.83mg	9%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.15µg	7%
Folate	17µg	44µg	7%
Phosphorus	231mg	270mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.58mg	6%
Potassium	449mg	296mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.076mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	2.28mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.05mg	4%
Calcium	103mg	60mg	4%
Calories	114kcal	82kcal	2%
Zinc	1.99mg	1.76mg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	33mg	1%
Fats	0.9g	1.2g	0%
Vitamin C	1mg	0.9mg	0%
Sodium	103mg	94mg	0%
Vitamin A	17µg	15µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.085mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.178g	0.181g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.15g	0.244g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.315g	0.367g	0%
Tryptophan	0.279mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.146mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	2.022mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	2.284mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.971mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.047g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.092g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.042g	0g	N/A