Sunfish vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between sunfish and mackerel
- Sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, and zinc, yet mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
- Mackerel covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 695% more than sunfish.
- Sunfish contains 45 times more manganese than mackerel. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, mackerel contains only 0.02mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in sunfish is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +586.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +309.6% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +111.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +4385% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +155.3% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -19.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +218.5% |
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 | +150% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +750% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +217.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +72.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +384.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +368.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +14.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +233.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +722.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 19µg | 695% |
| Selenium | 16.2µg | 51.6µg | 64% |
| Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.02mg | 38% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 6.85mg | 34% |
| Copper | 0.385mg | 0.094mg | 32% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 4.3g | 27% |
| Fats | 0.9g | 17.81g | 26% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.412mg | 25% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.46mg | 25% |
| Saturated fat | 0.178g | 4.176g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 7.006g | 17% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 97mg | 14% |
| Zinc | 1.99mg | 0.94mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 103mg | 15mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 231mg | 278mg | 7% |
| Calories | 114kcal | 262kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.159mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 17µg | 54µg | 4% |
| Folate | 17µg | 2µg | 4% |
| Cholesterol | 86mg | 75mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.99mg | 3% |
| Protein | 24.87g | 23.85g | 2% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 83mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 449mg | 401mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 0.4mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.54mg | 1.57mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.267mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.09mg | 1.045mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 1.099mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.938mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.284mg | 2.19mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.706mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.931mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.281mg | 1.228mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.702mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.504g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 0.699g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.106g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +38.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1878.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +894.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.7% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +4570.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1265.1% |
