Sunfish vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between sunfish and monkfish
- Sunfish has more vitamin B12, copper, manganese, iron, vitamin B5, zinc, and calcium, while monkfish has more selenium and vitamin B6.
- Monkfish's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% higher.
- Monkfish contains 29 times less manganese than sunfish. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while monkfish contains 0.031mg.
- The amount of cholesterol in monkfish is lower.
The food types used in this comparison are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, monkfish, 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +40.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +930% |
Contains more IronIron | +275.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +969.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +275.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2793.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +14.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +10.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -77.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +188.9% |
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 | +21.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +217.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +16.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +122.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +112.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +100.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Selenium | 16.2µg | 46.8µg | 56% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 1.04µg | 53% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.036mg | 39% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.031mg | 38% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 32mg | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.173mg | 14% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 0.41mg | 14% |
Protein | 24.87g | 18.56g | 13% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 0.53mg | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.277mg | 11% |
Calcium | 103mg | 10mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 2.558mg | 7% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.029mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 256mg | 4% |
Sodium | 103mg | 23mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 27mg | 3% |
Potassium | 449mg | 513mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 2% | |
Folate | 17µg | 8µg | 2% |
Fats | 0.9g | 1.95g | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 1% | |
Calories | 114kcal | 97kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.073mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 14µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.208mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 0.814mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 0.855mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.509mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 1.705mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.549mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.725mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 0.956mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.547mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +34% |
Contains more FatsFats | +116.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +92.2% |
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Water
~78.51g