Sunfish vs. Octopus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sunfish and octopus different?
- Sunfish is richer in manganese, while octopus is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin C.
- Octopus covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 1404% more than sunfish.
- Sunfish contains 19 times more manganese than octopus. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while octopus contains 0.047mg.
- Sunfish is lower in sodium.
Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat types were 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 less SodiumSodium | -77.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1808.5% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +57.9% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +40.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +519.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +91.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +68.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +20.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +453.1% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +61.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +11.8% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +700% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +429.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +158.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +369.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1458.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +41.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 36µg | 1404% |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 89.6µg | 133% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 9.54mg | 100% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.648mg | 39% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.739mg | 39% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.047mg | 37% |
Sodium | 103mg | 460mg | 16% |
Choline | 81mg | 15% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 3.78mg | 14% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 3.36mg | 12% |
Protein | 24.87g | 29.82g | 10% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 8mg | 8% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 90µg | 8% |
Vitamin E | 1.2mg | 8% | |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 279mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 60mg | 5% |
Potassium | 449mg | 630mg | 5% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.057mg | 3% |
Calories | 114kcal | 164kcal | 3% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 96mg | 3% |
Folate | 17µg | 24µg | 2% |
Fats | 0.9g | 2.08g | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.076mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.9mg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 4.4g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 0.453g | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 0.477g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 4.4g | N/A |
Calcium | 103mg | 106mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 0.324g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.334mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 1.283mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 1.298mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 2.099mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 2.228mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.673mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 1.069mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 1.303mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.573mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.047g | 0.152g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.092g | 0.162g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.042g | 0.012g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +21.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +19.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +131.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +527.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -60.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +116% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +51.4% |