Sunfish vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sunfish and sucker fish

Sunfish is higher in copper, zinc, vitamin B1, and manganese, yet sucker fish is higher in vitamin B6, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
Sunfish covers your daily copper needs 15% more than sucker fish.
Sunfish contains 8 times more vitamin B1 than sucker fish. While sunfish contains 0.092mg of vitamin B1, sucker fish contains only 0.012mg.
The amount of cholesterol in sucker fish is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sucker, white, 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.

Sunfish

Sucker fish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54%
Contains more ZincZinc	+107.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.6%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~487mg

~equal in Iron ~1.67mg

~equal in Selenium ~16.2µg

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.

Sunfish

Sucker fish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+666.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+247.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+67.4%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.085mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.462mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.385mg	0.25mg	15%
Cholesterol	86mg	53mg	11%
Zinc	1.99mg	0.96mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.231mg	7%
Protein	24.87g	21.49g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.012mg	7%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.769mg	6%
Phosphorus	231mg	269mg	5%
Vitamin A	17µg	59µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.315g	1.035g	5%
Fats	0.9g	2.97g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.15g	0.905g	2%
Sodium	103mg	51mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.178g	0.579g	2%
Iron	1.54mg	1.67mg	2%
Potassium	449mg	487mg	1%
Calcium	103mg	90mg	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Calories	114kcal	119kcal	0%
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Selenium	16.2µg	16.2µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.085mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	1.462mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.31µg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.279mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.146mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	2.022mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	2.284mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.971mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.047g	0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.092g	0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.042g	0.094g	N/A