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Sunfish vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunfish and scallops different?

  • Sunfish is richer in copper, manganese, iron, vitamin B5, calcium, and vitamin B12, while scallops are higher in phosphorus and selenium.
  • Sunfish covers your daily need for copper, 39% more than scallops.
  • Sunfish contains 31 times more manganese than scallops. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while scallops contain 0.029mg.
  • Scallops are lower in cholesterol.

Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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.
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 26% 3% 28% 22% 11% 42% 183% 87% 3.8% 118%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +930%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43%
Contains more IronIron +165.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1066.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2993.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34%
~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 3% 5.5% 20% 22% 26% 269% 0% 15% 60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.15µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Scallops DV% diff.
Copper 0.385mg 0.033mg 39%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.029mg 38%
Phosphorus 231mg 426mg 28%
Sodium 103mg 667mg 25%
Choline 110.7mg 20%
Cholesterol 86mg 41mg 15%
Iron 1.54mg 0.58mg 12%
Selenium 16.2µg 21.7µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.366mg 10%
Calcium 103mg 10mg 9%
Protein 24.87g 20.54g 9%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 2.15µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.012mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.024mg 5%
Potassium 449mg 314mg 4%
Zinc 1.99mg 1.55mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.112mg 2%
Starch 3.69g 2%
Carbs 0g 5.41g 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.076mg 2%
Folate 17µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.222g 1%
Calories 114kcal 111kcal 0%
Fats 0.9g 0.84g 0%
Net carbs 0g 5.41g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Magnesium 38mg 37mg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g N/A
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.218g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.082g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.173mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0.629mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 0.692mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.226mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 1.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.487mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.597mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 0.645mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.314mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.072g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.104g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
21% 5% 70% 3%
Protein: 20.54 g
Fats: 0.84 g
Carbs: 5.41 g
Water: 70.25 g
Other: 2.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +480.4%
~equal in Fats ~0.84g
~equal in Water ~70.25g

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
42% 16% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.218 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.082 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.9%

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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. Scallops - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167742/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.