Butterfish vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterfish and sheepshead different?

Butterfish is higher in vitamin B3, fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, sheepshead is richer in vitamin B12, protein, selenium, phosphorus, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for butterfish is 25% higher.
Butterfish contains 15 times more vitamin B1 than sheepshead. While butterfish contains 0.146mg of vitamin B1, sheepshead contains only 0.01mg.
Sheepshead has less cholesterol.

Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Sheepshead

Contains more ZincZinc

+57.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Potassium ~512mg

~equal in Iron ~0.67mg

~equal in Selenium ~51.3µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butterfish

Sheepshead

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+284%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+220.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+25.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.35mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.769mg	1.8mg	25%
Vitamin B12	1.83µg	2.3µg	20%
Fats	10.28g	1.63g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.146mg	0.01mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.192mg	0.05mg	11%
Protein	22.15g	26.02g	8%
Selenium	46.8µg	51.3µg	8%
Cholesterol	83mg	64mg	6%
Copper	0.069mg	0.122mg	6%
Phosphorus	308mg	350mg	6%
Calories	187kcal	126kcal	3%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.63mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.382g	3%
Sodium	114mg	73mg	2%
Saturated fat		0.36g	2%
Magnesium	32mg	35mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	37mg	1%
Potassium	481mg	512mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.35g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	84kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	79g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		2	N/A
Iron	0.64mg	0.67mg	0%
Vitamin A	33µg	35µg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.35mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.971mg	1.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.021mg	1.199mg	0%
Leucine	1.801mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	2.035mg	2.39mg	0%
Methionine	0.656mg	0.77mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.865mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.766mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.083g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.04g	N/A