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Sunfish vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunfish and smelt different?

  • Sunfish is richer in copper and vitamin B1, while smelt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 69% more than sunfish.
  • Sunfish contains 9 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. Sunfish contains 0.092mg of vitamin B1, while smelt contains 0.01mg.

Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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%
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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% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains more IronIron +33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Zinc ~2.12mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.9mg

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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +820%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg
~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 Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 3.97µg 69%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Copper 0.385mg 0.178mg 23%
Phosphorus 231mg 295mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.01mg 7%
Iron 1.54mg 1.15mg 5%
Protein 24.87g 22.6g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.146mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 1.135g 5%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Calcium 103mg 77mg 3%
Fats 0.9g 3.1g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.74mg 3%
Potassium 449mg 372mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.766mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.579g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.17mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.822g 2%
Calories 114kcal 124kcal 1%
Sodium 103mg 77mg 1%
Zinc 1.99mg 2.12mg 1%
Cholesterol 86mg 90mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin A 17µg 17µg 0%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.023g 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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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +244.4%
Contains more OtherOther +196.1%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

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
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +448%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +260.3%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.