Burbot vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burbot and oysters different?

Burbot is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, manganese, potassium, and phosphorus; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for zinc for oysters is 706% higher.
Burbot contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than oysters. While burbot contains 0.429mg of vitamin B1, oysters contains only 0.036mg.

Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, 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.

Burbot

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+272.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+51.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.3%
Contains more IronIron	+700.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2129.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+8003.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.8%

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.

Burbot

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1091.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+467.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+420%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1802.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.97mg	78.6mg	706%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	17.5µg	691%
Copper	0.256mg	5.707mg	606%
Iron	1.15mg	9.21mg	101%
Selenium	16.2µg	39.5µg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.429mg	0.036mg	33%
Protein	24.76g	11.42g	27%
Choline		130mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.061mg	22%
Manganese	0.897mg	0.591mg	13%
Potassium	518mg	139mg	11%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Phosphorus	256mg	194mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.381g	1.056g	5%
Calcium	64mg	116mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.173mg	0.447mg	5%
Fats	1.04g	3.42g	4%
Folate	1µg	14µg	3%
Saturated fat	0.209g	0.948g	3%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Sodium	124mg	166mg	2%
Vitamin A	5µg	26µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.17g	0.506g	1%
Calories	115kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin B3	1.973mg	1.85mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.172mg	0.18mg	1%
Magnesium	41mg	35mg	1%
Cholesterol	77mg	79mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.277mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.085mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.141mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	2.012mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.274mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.733mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.966mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.275mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.729mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.09g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.123g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.033g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A