Sunfish vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sunfish and crab different?
- Sunfish is higher in manganese, iron, and vitamin B1; however, crab is richer in selenium, copper, vitamin B12, zinc, folate, and vitamin B3.
- Daily need coverage for selenium for crab is 49% higher.
- Sunfish contains 12 times more manganese than crab. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, crab contains only 0.074mg.
- Sunfish has less sodium.
Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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 CalciumCalcium | +13.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +73.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +208% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -81.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1112.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +111.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +91.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +164.8% |
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 AVitamin A | +1600% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +230% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +87.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +15.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +13% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +44.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 42.9µg | 49% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.814mg | 48% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 3.33µg | 43% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.074mg | 36% |
Sodium | 103mg | 563mg | 20% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 3.81mg | 17% |
Choline | 80.9mg | 15% | |
Protein | 24.87g | 17.88g | 14% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 0.5mg | 13% |
Vitamin E | 1.84mg | 12% | |
Folate | 17µg | 51µg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 2.747mg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.023mg | 6% |
Potassium | 449mg | 259mg | 6% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 97mg | 4% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.997mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 3.3mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 1µg | 2% |
Calories | 114kcal | 83kcal | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.156mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.093mg | 1% |
Calcium | 103mg | 91mg | 1% |
Fats | 0.9g | 0.74g | 0% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 36mg | 0% |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 234mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.014g | N/A | |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 0.201g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 0.129g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 0.258g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.226mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 0.727mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 0.776mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.307mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 1.386mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.452mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 0.806mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.393mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.101g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 0.067g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.009g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +39.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +21.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +231.4% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -11.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +16.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +22.1% |