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Sunfish vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between sunfish and sockeye salmon

  • Sunfish is richer in manganese, copper, zinc, and iron, yet sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sockeye salmon is 90% higher.
  • Sunfish contains 69 times more manganese than sockeye salmon. Sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, while sockeye salmon contains 0.013mg.

Food types used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, sockeye, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 3.3% 38% 20% 25% 15% 131% 12% 1.7% 194%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +836.4%
Contains more IronIron +196.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +406.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +119.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~36mg
~equal in Potassium ~436mg

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% 19% 20% 251% 39% 57% 190% 76% 191% 559% 0.25% 5.3% 61%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +142.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +241.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +592.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +499.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +93.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Sockeye salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 4.47µg 90%
Vitamin D 670IU 84%
Vitamin D 16.7µg 84%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 10.123mg 54%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.827mg 53%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.013mg 38%
Selenium 16.2µg 35.5µg 35%
Copper 0.385mg 0.076mg 34%
Choline 112.6mg 20%
Iron 1.54mg 0.52mg 13%
Zinc 1.99mg 0.55mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.246mg 12%
Phosphorus 231mg 305mg 11%
Calcium 103mg 11mg 9%
Cholesterol 86mg 61mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 1.274mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.99mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 1.327g 7%
Fats 0.9g 5.57g 7%
Vitamin A 17µg 58µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.157mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.969g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 1.864g 4%
Folate 17µg 7µg 3%
Protein 24.87g 26.48g 3%
Calories 114kcal 156kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 36mg 0%
Potassium 449mg 436mg 0%
Sodium 103mg 92mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.023g N/A
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.335mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.247mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.274mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 2.185mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.574mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.858mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.461mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.711mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.299g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.56g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.093g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 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
26% 6% 67%
Protein: 26.48 g
Fats: 5.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.33 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more FatsFats +518.9%
Contains more OtherOther +21.6%
~equal in Protein ~26.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~67.33g

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
23% 45% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.969 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.864 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.327 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1142.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +321.3%

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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. Sockeye salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173692/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.