Sunfish vs. Croaker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sunfish and croaker different?

Sunfish is higher in copper, manganese, zinc, vitamin B12, and iron; however, croaker is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for selenium for croaker is 41% higher.
Sunfish contains 11 times more manganese than croaker. While sunfish contains 0.897mg of manganese, croaker contains only 0.08mg.
Sunfish has less sodium.

Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Sunfish

Croaker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+221.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.1%
Contains more IronIron	+79.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+492.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+282.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-70.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1021.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+139.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg

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.

Sunfish

Croaker

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.1µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	38.8µg	41%
Copper	0.385mg	0.065mg	36%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.08mg	36%
Fats	0.9g	12.67g	18%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	4.3mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.315g	2.917g	17%
Saturated fat	0.178g	3.476g	15%
Protein	24.87g	18.2g	13%
Zinc	1.99mg	0.52mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.15g	5.32g	13%
Sodium	103mg	348mg	11%
Iron	1.54mg	0.86mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.26mg	9%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	2.1µg	9%
Calcium	103mg	32mg	7%
Calories	114kcal	221kcal	5%
Folate	17µg	34µg	4%
Carbs	0g	7.54g	3%
Potassium	449mg	340mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.74mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.4g	2%
Phosphorus	231mg	217mg	2%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Cholesterol	86mg	84mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	42mg	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	23µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	88g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.14g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.09mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.279mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.788mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.146mg	0.847mg	0%
Leucine	2.022mg	1.48mg	0%
Lysine	2.284mg	1.571mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.525mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.971mg	0.742mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.947mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.525mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.047g	0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.092g	0.089g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.042g	0.079g	N/A