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Sunfish vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sunfish and whelk?

  • Whelk has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B2 than sunfish.
  • Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 660% higher.

We used Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Whelk
Whelk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 123% 34% 61% 377% 687% 89% 121% 54% 116% 489%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +352.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.6%
Contains more IronIron +553.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +435.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.1%
~equal in Calcium ~113mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.89mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 3.3% 0% 5.7% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13%
Whelk
Whelk
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 23% 0% 16% 0% 12% 49% 37% 24% 150% 2268% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +580%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +371%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +685.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sunfish Whelk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.31µg 18.14µg 660%
Copper 0.385mg 2.06mg 186%
Selenium 16.2µg 89.6µg 133%
Iron 1.54mg 10.06mg 107%
Protein 24.87g 47.68g 46%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.65mg 39%
Magnesium 38mg 172mg 32%
Cholesterol 86mg 130mg 15%
Sodium 103mg 412mg 13%
Zinc 1.99mg 3.26mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.214mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.4mg 9%
Calories 114kcal 275kcal 8%
Potassium 449mg 694mg 7%
Phosphorus 231mg 282mg 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 6.8mg 6%
Carbs 0g 15.52g 5%
Vitamin A 17µg 49µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.092mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.462mg 1.995mg 3%
Folate 17µg 11µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.315g 0.046g 2%
Calcium 103mg 113mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.178g 0.062g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 22g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 46kcal 58kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 88g 36g N/A
Fats 0.9g 0.8g 0%
Net carbs 0g 15.52g N/A
Manganese 0.897mg 0.89mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.15g 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.279mg 0.618mg 0%
Threonine 1.09mg 2.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.146mg 1.655mg 0%
Leucine 2.022mg 3.807mg 0%
Lysine 2.284mg 2.93mg 0%
Methionine 0.736mg 1.205mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.971mg 1.648mg 0%
Valine 1.281mg 2.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.732mg 0.977mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.047g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.092g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.042g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Whelk
Whelk
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48% 16% 32% 4%
Protein: 47.68 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 15.52 g
Water: 32 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +12.5%
Contains more WaterWater +130.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +684.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
Whelk
Whelk
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38% 34% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.046 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +167.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +584.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/nutrients
  2. Whelk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171984/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.