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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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 18% 43% 47% 27% 13% 150% 8.5% 7% 255%
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%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Potassium ~492mg

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%
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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% 12% 0% 0% 46% 71% 202% 52% 107% 18% 0% 13% 0%
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%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Shad DV% diff.
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
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
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22% 18% 59%
Protein: 21.71 g
Fats: 17.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.22 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.6%
Contains more WaterWater +24.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1861.1%
Contains more OtherOther +178.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Shad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174243/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.