Sunfish vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
Compare
A recap on differences between sunfish and salmon
- Sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, iron, and zinc, yet salmon is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
- Salmon covers your daily selenium needs 46% more than sunfish.
- Sunfish contains 56 times more manganese than salmon. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, salmon contains only 0.016mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat.
Infographic
Infographic link
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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +26.7% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +586.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +352.9% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +685.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +362.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5506.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -40.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +155.6% |
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 | +270% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +305.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +269.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +58.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +450.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +70.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +368.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +21.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin D | 526IU | 66% | |
| Vitamin D | 13.1µg | 66% | |
| Selenium | 16.2µg | 41.4µg | 46% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 8.045mg | 41% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.647mg | 39% |
| Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.016mg | 38% |
| Copper | 0.385mg | 0.049mg | 37% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 4.553g | 28% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.34mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 2.8µg | 20% |
| Fats | 0.9g | 12.35g | 18% |
| Choline | 90.5mg | 16% | |
| Iron | 1.54mg | 0.34mg | 15% |
| Zinc | 1.99mg | 0.43mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 1.475mg | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 0.178g | 2.397g | 10% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 4.181g | 10% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 15mg | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1.14mg | 8% | |
| Cholesterol | 86mg | 63mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 17µg | 69µg | 6% |
| Protein | 24.87g | 22.1g | 6% |
| Calories | 114kcal | 206kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.135mg | 4% |
| Folate | 17µg | 34µg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 231mg | 252mg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 3.7mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 61mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 449mg | 384mg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 30mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.248mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.09mg | 0.969mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 1.018mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.796mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.284mg | 2.03mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.654mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.863mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.281mg | 1.139mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.651mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.69g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 1.457g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.17g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +13.9% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1272.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +56.9% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2687.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1345.4% |
