Sunfish vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between sunfish and oysters?

Sunfish is higher in manganese, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 696% more.
Oysters contains 3 times less potassium than sunfish. Sunfish contains 449mg of potassium, while oysters contains 139mg.

We used Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat types 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

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+223%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.6%
Contains more IronIron	+498.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1382.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3849.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+126.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+657.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	1.99mg	78.6mg	696%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	17.5µg	633%
Copper	0.385mg	5.707mg	591%
Iron	1.54mg	9.21mg	96%
Selenium	16.2µg	39.5µg	42%
Protein	24.87g	11.42g	27%
Choline		130mg	24%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.591mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Potassium	449mg	139mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.447mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.18mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.061mg	6%
Phosphorus	231mg	194mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.092mg	0.036mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.315g	1.056g	5%
Fats	0.9g	3.42g	4%
Saturated fat	0.178g	0.948g	4%
Sodium	103mg	166mg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Cholesterol	86mg	79mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.462mg	1.85mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Calories	114kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin C	1mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Calcium	103mg	116mg	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	26µg	1%
Folate	17µg	14µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.15g	0.506g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	22g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	46kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	88g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.279mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.146mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	2.022mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.284mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.971mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.047g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.092g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.042g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A