Catfish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between catfish and shrimp?

Catfish are richer in vitamin B12, yet shrimp is richer in selenium, copper, choline, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, and calcium.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for selenium is 72% higher.
Catfish have 2 times more vitamin B12 than shrimp. Catfish have 2.78µg of vitamin B12, while shrimp has 1.66µg.
Catfish contain less cholesterol.
Catfish have a lower glycemic index than shrimp.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this comparison.

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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

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+115.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+911.1%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+561.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+525%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+126.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+72%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.678mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.9µg	49.5µg	72%
Cholesterol	66mg	211mg	48%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	1.66µg	47%
Sodium	119mg	947mg	36%
Copper	0.039mg	0.258mg	24%
Vitamin A	1µg	90µg	10%
Choline	78.7mg	135.4mg	10%
Zinc	0.58mg	1.63mg	10%
Protein	18.44g	22.78g	9%
Fats	7.19g	1.7g	8%
Calcium	9mg	91mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	2.2mg	8%
Phosphorus	247mg	306mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.361g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.024mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.519mg	6%
Potassium	366mg	170mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.521g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.59g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.242mg	5%
Folate	12µg	24µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	37mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.4µg	2%
Calories	144kcal	119kcal	1%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	2.678mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.032mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	10IU	4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Iron	0.28mg	0.32mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g	0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g	0.012g	N/A