Bluefish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bluefish and shrimp

Bluefish has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, shrimp is richer in copper and calcium.
Bluefish covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 190% more than shrimp.
Shrimp has 4 times less vitamin B2 than bluefish. Bluefish has 0.097mg of vitamin B2, while shrimp has 0.024mg.
Bluefish contains less cholesterol.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of bluefish is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+180.6%
Contains more IronIron	+93.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+911.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+279.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~306mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+170.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+84%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+274.7%

Contains more FolateFolate

+1100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	1.66µg	190%
Cholesterol	76mg	211mg	45%
Sodium	77mg	947mg	38%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	2.678mg	29%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Copper	0.068mg	0.258mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.242mg	17%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.519mg	9%
Potassium	477mg	170mg	9%
Calcium	9mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.024mg	6%
Protein	25.69g	22.78g	6%
Folate	2µg	24µg	6%
Fats	5.44g	1.7g	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	0.59g	5%
Vitamin A	138µg	90µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.361g	5%
Zinc	1.04mg	1.63mg	5%
Iron	0.62mg	0.32mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.032mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.521g	3%
Calories	159kcal	119kcal	2%
Phosphorus	291mg	306mg	2%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	42mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A