Carp vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carp and scup

Carp has more phosphorus, zinc, and iron; however, scup has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12.
Scup's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
Carp has 3 times more zinc than scup. Carp has 1.9mg of zinc, while scup has 0.62mg.
Scup is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Carp

Scup

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16%
Contains more IronIron	+133.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+206.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+124.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Calcium ~51mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.045mg

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.

Carp

Scup

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+137.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.127mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Phosphorus	531mg	237mg	42%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	4.994mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g		12%
Zinc	1.9mg	0.62mg	12%
Iron	1.59mg	0.68mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.346mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g		7%
Saturated fat	1.388g		6%
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	1.62µg	6%
Cholesterol	84mg	67mg	6%
Fats	7.17g	3.5g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.122mg	4%
Protein	22.86g	24.21g	3%
Potassium	427mg	368mg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	29mg	2%
Vitamin A	10µg	31µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Calories	162kcal	135kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.127mg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.065mg	1%
Calcium	52mg	51mg	0%
Sodium	63mg	54mg	0%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.045mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.271mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	1.061mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	1.115mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	1.967mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.716mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	0.945mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	1.247mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.713mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.305g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.146g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.105g		N/A