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Sunfish vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunfish and lobster?

  • Sunfish is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, and phosphorus, while lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 129% higher.
  • Lobster has 14 times less manganese than sunfish. Sunfish has 0.897mg of manganese, while lobster has 0.065mg.
  • Sunfish is lower in cholesterol.

We used Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 29% 20% 11% 517% 110% 79% 63% 8.5% 399%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.2%
Contains more IronIron +431%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1280%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +302.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +351.2%
~equal in Calcium ~96mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 20% 0% 5.8% 3.9% 34% 100% 27% 179% 0% 8.3% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Lobster DV% diff.
Copper 0.385mg 1.55mg 129%
Selenium 16.2µg 73.1µg 103%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 1.43µg 37%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.065mg 36%
Cholesterol 86mg 146mg 20%
Zinc 1.99mg 4.05mg 19%
Sodium 103mg 486mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 1.667mg 16%
Iron 1.54mg 0.29mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Protein 24.87g 19g 12%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Phosphorus 231mg 185mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.023mg 6%
Potassium 449mg 230mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.017mg 5%
Vitamin A 17µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.83mg 2%
Folate 17µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.119mg 1%
Calories 114kcal 89kcal 1%
Calcium 103mg 96mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.86g 0%
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.208g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.253g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.34g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0.753mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 0.832mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 1.426mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.782mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 0.852mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.475mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.117g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.033g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
19% 78% 2%
Protein: 19 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.11 g
Other: 2.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.9%
Contains more OtherOther +298%
~equal in Fats ~0.86g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~78.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.208 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.253 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.34 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.34g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients
  2. Lobster - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174209/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.