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Sunfish vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunfish and skipjack tuna different?

  • Sunfish is richer in manganese, copper, zinc, vitamin B5, and calcium, while skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Skipjack tuna covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 108% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish contains 47 times more manganese than skipjack tuna. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while skipjack tuna contains 0.019mg.
  • Skipjack tuna is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry 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.
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 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +178.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4621.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Iron ~1.6mg

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 3.3% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +78.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1182.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +610.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~1mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~18µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.19µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 18.756mg 108%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.981mg 65%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.019mg 38%
Copper 0.385mg 0.11mg 31%
Cholesterol 86mg 60mg 9%
Zinc 1.99mg 1.05mg 9%
Phosphorus 231mg 285mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.485mg 8%
Calcium 103mg 37mg 7%
Protein 24.87g 28.21g 7%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 2.19µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.038mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.122mg 3%
Folate 17µg 10µg 2%
Potassium 449mg 522mg 2%
Sodium 103mg 47mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.42g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.403g 1%
Calories 114kcal 132kcal 1%
Iron 1.54mg 1.6mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 44mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.29g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin A 17µg 18µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.243g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 1.101mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.83mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.237g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.017g 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
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.4%
Contains more FatsFats +43.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1511.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27.9%

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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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.