Crayfish vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crayfish and herring?

Crayfish is richer in copper and manganese, yet herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 458% higher.
Crayfish has 13 times more manganese than herring. Crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, while herring has 0.04mg.
Herring contains less cholesterol.

We used Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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.

Crayfish

Herring

Contains more CopperCopper	+480.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1205%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.6%
Contains more IronIron	+69.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

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.

Crayfish

Herring

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+266.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+124%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+251.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+357.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.2%

~equal in Vitamin E ~1.37mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	13.14µg	458%
Copper	0.685mg	0.118mg	63%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	214 IU	27%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.4µg	27%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.04mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.348mg	21%
Cholesterol	133mg	77mg	19%
Selenium	36.7µg	46.8µg	18%
Fats	1.2g	11.59g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.299mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	2.735g	16%
Protein	16.77g	23.03g	13%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	4.124mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.181g	2.615g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	4.79g	11%
Folate	44µg	12µg	8%
Iron	0.83mg	1.41mg	7%
Calories	82kcal	203kcal	6%
Phosphorus	270mg	303mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.112mg	5%
Potassium	296mg	419mg	4%
Zinc	1.76mg	1.27mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.74mg	3%
Magnesium	33mg	41mg	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	36µg	2%
Calcium	60mg	74mg	1%
Sodium	94mg	115mg	1%
Vitamin E	1.5mg	1.37mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.7mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Choline	80.9mg	83.3mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.071g	N/A