Croaker vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croaker and shrimp

Croaker has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, shrimp is richer in copper, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 42% more.
Croaker contains 7 times more saturated fat than shrimp. Croaker contains 3.476g of saturated fat, while shrimp contains 0.521g.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of croaker is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Croaker

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+168.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+184.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+296.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+213.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.6%

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.

Croaker

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+291.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	84mg	211mg	42%
Sodium	348mg	947mg	26%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Copper	0.065mg	0.258mg	21%
Selenium	38.8µg	49.5µg	19%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.66µg	18%
Fats	12.67g	1.7g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.59g	16%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Saturated fat	3.476g	0.521g	13%
Phosphorus	217mg	306mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	0.361g	12%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.678mg	10%
Zinc	0.52mg	1.63mg	10%
Protein	18.2g	22.78g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.024mg	8%
Iron	0.86mg	0.32mg	7%
Vitamin A	23µg	90µg	7%
Calcium	32mg	91mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.032mg	5%
Calories	221kcal	119kcal	5%
Potassium	340mg	170mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.519mg	4%
Folate	34µg	24µg	3%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Carbs	7.54g	1.52g	2%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.242mg	1%
Magnesium	42mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Net carbs	7.14g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.113g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.089g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A