Sheepshead vs. Drum fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sheepshead and drum fish

Sheepshead has more selenium and phosphorus; however, drum fish is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B1.
Sheepshead covers your daily need for selenium, 64% more than drum fish.
Sheepshead has 2 times more phosphorus than drum fish. While sheepshead has 350mg of phosphorus, drum fish has only 231mg.
Sheepshead has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry heat and Fish, drum, freshwater, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Sheepshead

Drum fish

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+51.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+216.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+108.1%
Contains more IronIron	+71.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4171.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Sheepshead

Drum fish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+710%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+314%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+59%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.31µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	51.3µg	16.2µg	64%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.897mg	38%
Copper	0.122mg	0.297mg	19%
Phosphorus	350mg	231mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.05mg	0.207mg	12%
Fats	1.63g	6.32g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.382g	1.479g	7%
Protein	26.02g	22.49g	7%
Vitamin B3	1.8mg	2.862mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.081mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.35g	2.807g	6%
Cholesterol	64mg	82mg	6%
Iron	0.67mg	1.15mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.36g	1.434g	5%
Potassium	512mg	353mg	5%
Calcium	37mg	77mg	4%
Vitamin A	35µg	59µg	3%
Zinc	0.63mg	0.85mg	2%
Sodium	73mg	96mg	1%
Magnesium	35mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Calories	126kcal	153kcal	1%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.35mg	0.346mg	0%
Vitamin B12	2.3µg	2.31µg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.252mg	0%
Threonine	1.141mg	0.986mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.199mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.828mg	0%
Lysine	2.39mg	2.065mg	0%
Methionine	0.77mg	0.666mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.016mg	0.878mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	1.159mg	0%
Histidine	0.766mg	0.662mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.083g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.107g	0.368g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0.185g	N/A