Sunfish vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between sunfish and shad
- Sunfish has more vitamin B12, manganese, copper, and zinc; however, shad is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
- Sunfish covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 90% more than shad.
- Sunfish has 17 times more manganese than shad. While sunfish has 0.897mg of manganese, shad has only 0.054mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shad, american, 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 CalciumCalcium | +71.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +24.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +369.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +323.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1561.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +51.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -36.9% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1550% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +111.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +98.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +262.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +636.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +234.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 2.31µg | 0.14µg | 90% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.462mg | 10.769mg | 58% |
Selenium | 16.2µg | 46.8µg | 56% |
Manganese | 0.897mg | 0.054mg | 37% |
Copper | 0.385mg | 0.082mg | 34% |
Fats | 0.9g | 17.65g | 26% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.462mg | 25% |
Phosphorus | 231mg | 349mg | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.308mg | 17% |
Zinc | 1.99mg | 0.47mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.092mg | 0.183mg | 8% |
Calories | 114kcal | 252kcal | 7% |
Protein | 24.87g | 21.71g | 6% |
Iron | 1.54mg | 1.24mg | 4% |
Calcium | 103mg | 60mg | 4% |
Cholesterol | 86mg | 96mg | 3% |
Sodium | 103mg | 65mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 36µg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.315g | 2% | |
Saturated fat | 0.178g | 1% | |
Potassium | 449mg | 492mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 1mg | 0mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 38mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.865mg | 0% |
Folate | 17µg | 17µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.15g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.279mg | 0.243mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.09mg | 0.952mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.146mg | 1mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.022mg | 1.764mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.284mg | 1.993mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.736mg | 0.642mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.971mg | 0.847mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.281mg | 1.118mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.732mg | 0.639mg | 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 | +14.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1861.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +178.4% |
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