Abalone vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between abalone and scallops?

Abalone is richer in selenium, vitamin B5, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, yet scallops are richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
Scallops' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 61% higher.
Abalone has 18 times more vitamin B1 than scallops. Abalone has 0.22mg of vitamin B1, while scallops have 0.012mg.
Scallops contain less saturated fat.

We used Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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.

Abalone

Scallops

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+51.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+270%
Contains more IronIron	+555.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+590.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+141.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.3%

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.

Abalone

Scallops

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+684.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.9%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+211.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	2.15µg	61%
Selenium	51.8µg	21.7µg	55%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.366mg	50%
Iron	3.8mg	0.58mg	40%
Phosphorus	217mg	426mg	30%
Copper	0.228mg	0.033mg	22%
Choline		110.7mg	20%
Cholesterol	94mg	41mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.012mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	0.222g	10%
Fats	6.78g	0.84g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.024mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	0.082g	7%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.218g	6%
Magnesium	56mg	37mg	5%
Zinc	0.95mg	1.55mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.076mg	5%
Calories	189kcal	111kcal	4%
Calcium	37mg	10mg	3%
Sodium	591mg	667mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.112mg	3%
Protein	19.63g	20.54g	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	11.05g	5.41g	2%
Starch		3.69g	2%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.029mg	2%
Folate	14µg	20µg	2%
Potassium	284mg	314mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	54kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	5.41g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	0.629mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	0.692mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	1.226mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	1.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.487mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	0.597mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	0.645mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.072g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.104g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A