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Sunfish vs. Sea cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunfish and sea cucumber different?

  • Sunfish is richer in iron and calcium, while sea cucumber is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
  • Sea cucumber covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 66% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish contains 3 times more calcium than sea cucumber. Sunfish contains 103mg of calcium, while sea cucumber contains 30mg.

Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native) 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 0% 9% 0% 23% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +243.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +156.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 13% 217% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1005.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Sea cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 96%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.94mg 66%
Copper 0.385mg 43%
Manganese 0.897mg 39%
Phosphorus 231mg 33%
Cholesterol 86mg 29%
Selenium 16.2µg 29%
Protein 24.87g 13g 24%
Zinc 1.99mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 17%
Potassium 449mg 13%
Iron 1.54mg 0.6mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 3.2mg 11%
Magnesium 38mg 9%
Calcium 103mg 30mg 7%
Sodium 103mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.05mg 4%
Folate 17µg 4%
Calories 114kcal 56kcal 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 0.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.178g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 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
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
13% 81% 6%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.7 g
Other: 5.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.3%
Contains more FatsFats +125%
Contains more OtherOther +1056.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~80.7g

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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. Sea cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167618/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.