Sheepshead vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sheepshead and butterfish different?

Sheepshead is higher in vitamin B12, protein, selenium, phosphorus, and copper; however, butterfish is richer in vitamin B3, fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for butterfish is 25% higher.
Sheepshead contains 2 times more copper than butterfish. While sheepshead contains 0.122mg of copper, butterfish contains only 0.069mg.
Sheepshead has less cholesterol.

Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, 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.

Sheepshead

Butterfish

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

Contains more ZincZinc

+57.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

~equal in Potassium ~481mg

~equal in Iron ~0.64mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Sheepshead

Butterfish

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+25.7%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~33µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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