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Butterfish vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterfish and sunfish different?

  • Butterfish is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fats, and phosphorus; however, sunfish is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B12, iron, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for butterfish is 56% higher.
  • Butterfish contains 11 times more fats than sunfish. While butterfish contains 10.28g of fats, sunfish contains only 0.9g.

Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
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%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +267.9%
Contains more IronIron +140.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +458%
Contains more ZincZinc +101%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4621.1%
~equal in Potassium ~449mg
~equal in Sodium ~103mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 11% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3.3% 0% 5.7% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +294.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +26.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Sunfish DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 16.2µg 56%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.897mg 38%
Copper 0.069mg 0.385mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 1.462mg 27%
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 2.31µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.138mg 16%
Fats 10.28g 0.9g 14%
Iron 0.64mg 1.54mg 11%
Phosphorus 308mg 231mg 11%
Zinc 0.99mg 1.99mg 9%
Calcium 28mg 103mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.085mg 8%
Protein 22.15g 24.87g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.092mg 5%
Calories 187kcal 114kcal 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 17µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Cholesterol 83mg 86mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 38mg 1%
Potassium 481mg 449mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.178g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 12g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 84kcal 46kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 53g 88g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.6 N/A
Sodium 114mg 103mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Folate 17µg 17µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.042g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +1042.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.3%
Contains more WaterWater +10.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/nutrients
  2. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/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.