Catfish vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between catfish and lobster

Catfish has more vitamin B12 and phosphorus; however, lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, and calcium.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 168% more than catfish.
Catfish has 8 times more saturated fat than lobster. While catfish has 1.586g of saturated fat, lobster has only 0.208g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist 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.

Catfish

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3874.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+598.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+261.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+638.4%

~equal in Iron ~0.29mg

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.

Catfish

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+105.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~1mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

~equal in Folate ~11µg

~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.039mg	1.55mg	168%
Selenium	9.9µg	73.1µg	115%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	1.43µg	56%
Zinc	0.58mg	4.05mg	32%
Cholesterol	66mg	146mg	27%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	1.667mg	17%
Sodium	119mg	486mg	16%
Fats	7.19g	0.86g	10%
Calcium	9mg	96mg	9%
Phosphorus	247mg	185mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.34g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.253g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.017mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.208g	6%
Magnesium	23mg	43mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	1.83mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.119mg	4%
Potassium	366mg	230mg	4%
Calories	144kcal	89kcal	3%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0µg	2%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.065mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0µg	2%
Protein	18.44g	19g	1%
Vitamin D	10IU	1IU	1%
Iron	0.28mg	0.29mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	1mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.023mg	0%
Folate	12µg	11µg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g	0.013g	N/A
Choline	78.7mg	80.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	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	0.049g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A