Carp vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between carp and sucker fish?

Carp is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and fats, while sucker fish is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, and vitamin A.
Carp's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 37% higher.
Sucker fish has 12 times less vitamin B1 than carp. Carp has 0.14mg of vitamin B1, while sucker fish has 0.012mg.
Sucker fish is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sucker, white, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Carp

Sucker fish

Contains more ZincZinc	+97.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+73.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+242.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1438%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Iron ~1.67mg

~equal in Selenium ~16.2µg

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.

Carp

Sucker fish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+490%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+57.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.231mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	531mg	269mg	37%
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	2.31µg	35%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.769mg	31%
Copper	0.073mg	0.25mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.012mg	11%
Cholesterol	84mg	53mg	10%
Zinc	1.9mg	0.96mg	9%
Fats	7.17g	2.97g	6%
Vitamin A	10µg	59µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g	0.905g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g	1.035g	5%
Calcium	52mg	90mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	1.462mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.388g	0.579g	4%
Protein	22.86g	21.49g	3%
Calories	162kcal	119kcal	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	427mg	487mg	2%
Iron	1.59mg	1.67mg	1%
Sodium	63mg	51mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.231mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	3.4	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Selenium	16.2µg	16.2µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.305g	0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.146g	0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.105g	0.094g	N/A