Perch vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are perch and sunfish different?

Sunfish has more copper and zinc than perch.
Daily need coverage for copper for sunfish is 21% higher.

Fish, perch, mixed species, 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.

Perch

Sunfish

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.5%
Contains more IronIron	+32.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Calcium ~103mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.897mg

~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.

Perch

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.138mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.192mg	0.385mg	21%
Cholesterol	115mg	86mg	10%
Iron	1.16mg	1.54mg	5%
Zinc	1.43mg	1.99mg	5%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	2.31µg	5%
Phosphorus	257mg	231mg	4%
Potassium	344mg	449mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.085mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.462mg	3%
Folate	6µg	17µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	1mg	1%
Sodium	79mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.092mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.472g	0.315g	1%
Calories	117kcal	114kcal	0%
Protein	24.86g	24.87g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	88g	N/A
Fats	1.18g	0.9g	0%
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Calcium	102mg	103mg	0%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.897mg	0%
Selenium	16.1µg	16.2µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.138mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.237g	0.178g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.195g	0.15g	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	2.02mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	2.283mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.223g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.036g	0.042g	N/A