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Sunfish vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sunfish and whiting

  • Sunfish has more copper, manganese, iron, zinc, and vitamin B5, while whiting has more selenium, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
  • Whiting's daily need coverage for selenium is 45% higher.
  • Whiting contains 10 times less copper than sunfish. Sunfish contains 0.385mg of copper, while whiting contains 0.04mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, 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 19% 19% 38% 16% 13% 14% 122% 17% 17% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.1%
Contains more IronIron +266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +862.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +275.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +590%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +153.7%
~equal in Potassium ~434mg

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% 13% 7.6% 27% 17% 14% 31% 15% 42% 325% 0.25% 11% 45%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +246%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Whiting DV% diff.
Selenium 16.2µg 41.1µg 45%
Copper 0.385mg 0.04mg 38%
Manganese 0.897mg 0.13mg 33%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Iron 1.54mg 0.42mg 14%
Zinc 1.99mg 0.53mg 13%
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 2.6µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.25mg 12%
Vitamin D 73IU 9%
Vitamin D 1.8µg 9%
Phosphorus 231mg 285mg 8%
Calcium 103mg 62mg 4%
Magnesium 38mg 27mg 3%
Protein 24.87g 23.48g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.18mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.068mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 38µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.587g 2%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.4g 1%
Sodium 103mg 132mg 1%
Cholesterol 86mg 84mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.9g 1.69g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.445g 1%
Folate 17µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.67mg 1%
Calories 114kcal 116kcal 0%
Potassium 449mg 434mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 1.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.082mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 0.695mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 0.917mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 1.21mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.691mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.283g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.235g 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
23% 2% 75%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.69 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.71 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more OtherOther +325%
Contains more FatsFats +87.8%
~equal in Protein ~23.48g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~74.71g

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
28% 31% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.587 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.3%

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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. Whiting - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175161/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.