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Sunfish vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sunfish and tilapia

  • Sunfish has more manganese, copper, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and calcium; however, tilapia is richer in selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Tilapia covers your daily selenium needs 69% more than sunfish.
  • Tilapia has 24 times less manganese than sunfish. Sunfish has 0.897mg of manganese, while tilapia has 0.037mg.
  • Tilapia contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilapia, 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 24% 4.2% 34% 26% 25% 11% 87% 7.3% 4.8% 297%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +635.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +123.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +413.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +385.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2324.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +235.8%

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% 0% 16% 56% 23% 17% 89% 40% 28% 233% 2.3% 4.5% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +24.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +224.6%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Tilapia DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 54.4µg 69%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.037mg 37%
Copper 0.385mg 0.075mg 34%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 4.745mg 21%
Vitamin D 150IU 19%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 1.86µg 19%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Zinc 1.99mg 0.41mg 14%
Iron 1.54mg 0.69mg 11%
Cholesterol 86mg 57mg 10%
Choline 51.3mg 9%
Calcium 103mg 14mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.664mg 4%
Phosphorus 231mg 204mg 4%
Fats 0.9g 2.65g 3%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.94g 3%
Protein 24.87g 26.15g 3%
Folate 17µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 103mg 56mg 2%
Potassium 449mg 380mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.955g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.6g 2%
Calories 114kcal 128kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.123mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.073mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.093mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.22mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 2.04mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.315mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.766mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 1.05mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.28mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.585mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g 0.06g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.015g 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% 3% 72%
Protein: 26.15 g
Fats: 2.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 71.59 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more OtherOther +-230.8%
Contains more FatsFats +194.4%
~equal in Protein ~26.15g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~71.59g

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.955 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +536.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +90.5%

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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. Tilapia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175177/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.