Bluefish vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bluefish and lobster?

Bluefish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Bluefish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 200% more.
Lobster contains 4 times less vitamin B3 than bluefish. Bluefish contains 7.247mg of vitamin B3, while lobster contains 1.83mg.
Bluefish has less cholesterol.

We used Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, 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.

Bluefish

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.4%
Contains more IronIron	+113.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2179.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+289.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+140.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Bluefish

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+470.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+296%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+289.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+335%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+74.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	1.43µg	200%
Copper	0.068mg	1.55mg	165%
Selenium	46.8µg	73.1µg	48%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	1.83mg	34%
Zinc	1.04mg	4.05mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.119mg	27%
Cholesterol	76mg	146mg	23%
Sodium	77mg	486mg	18%
Phosphorus	291mg	185mg	15%
Vitamin A	138µg	1µg	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	1.667mg	14%
Protein	25.69g	19g	13%
Calcium	9mg	96mg	9%
Fats	5.44g	0.86g	7%
Potassium	477mg	230mg	7%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.34g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.017mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.253g	5%
Calories	159kcal	89kcal	4%
Iron	0.62mg	0.29mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.023mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.208g	4%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.065mg	2%
Folate	2µg	11µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	112g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	2.9	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Magnesium	42mg	43mg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	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