Anchovies vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and lobster different?

Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2; however, lobster is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for copper for lobster is 149% higher.
Anchovies contain 15 times more vitamin B2 than lobster. While anchovies contain 0.256mg of vitamin B2, lobster contains only 0.017mg.
Anchovies have less cholesterol.

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat 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.

Anchovies

Lobster

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+53.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1020.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.6%

Contains more CopperCopper	+634.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+135.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~185mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.065mg

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.

Anchovies

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1405.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+666.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+75.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+130.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.211mg	1.55mg	149%
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	1.83mg	76%
Selenium	36.5µg	73.1µg	67%
Iron	3.25mg	0.29mg	37%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	1.43µg	34%
Cholesterol	60mg	146mg	29%
Zinc	1.72mg	4.05mg	21%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	1.667mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.017mg	18%
Sodium	104mg	486mg	17%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	0.34g	9%
Fats	4.84g	0.86g	6%
Calcium	147mg	96mg	5%
Potassium	383mg	230mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.282g	0.208g	5%
Protein	20.35g	19g	3%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	1mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.023mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	0.253g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.119mg	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	1µg	2%
Phosphorus	174mg	185mg	2%
Calories	131kcal	89kcal	2%
Folate	9µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Magnesium	41mg	43mg	0%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.065mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.538g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.911g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.029g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A