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Chicken meat vs. Lobster Raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken meat and lobster Raw?

  • Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and iron, while lobster Raw is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B12, and zinc.
  • Lobster Raw's daily need coverage for copper is 143% higher.
  • Lobster Raw has 21 times less saturated fat than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, while lobster Raw has 0.181g.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 25% 18% 9.8% 450% 96% 69% 55% 7.3% 347%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.5%
Contains more IronIron +384.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +460%
Contains more CopperCopper +1943.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +82%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.1%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 5% 3.2% 30% 87% 24% 156% 0% 7.5% 38%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +433.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +284.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +316.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~70.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Lobster Raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.066mg 1.349mg 143%
Selenium 23.9µg 63.6µg 72%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 1.591mg 43%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.25µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.104mg 23%
Protein 27.3g 16.52g 22%
Fats 13.6g 0.75g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.296g 18%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.181g 16%
Sodium 82mg 423mg 15%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.53mg 14%
Cholesterol 88mg 127mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.22g 13%
Iron 1.26mg 0.26mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.014mg 12%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 1.449mg 8%
Calories 239kcal 77kcal 8%
Calcium 15mg 84mg 7%
Vitamin A 48µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.87mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 38mg 4%
Phosphorus 182mg 161mg 3%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 223mg 200mg 1%
Folate 5µg 10µg 1%
Choline 65.9mg 70.3mg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 1IU 0%
Trans fat 0.011g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.215mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.654mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.723mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.197mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.24mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.413mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.68mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.741mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.413mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.102g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.068g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
17% 81% 2%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.95 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1713.3%
Contains more WaterWater +36.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.78g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.296 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +903.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Lobster Raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174208/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.