Herring vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between herring and crayfish?

Herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, yet crayfish is richer in copper and manganese.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 458% higher.
Crayfish contains less saturated fat.

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

Herring

Crayfish

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%

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

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.

Herring

Crayfish

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin E ~1.5mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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