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Herring vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are herring and lobster different?

  • Herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 488% more than lobster.
  • Herring contains 214 times more vitamin D than lobster. Herring contains 214IU of vitamin D, while lobster contains 1IU.
  • Herring is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat types were used in this article.

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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 29% 22% 37% 53% 39% 35% 130% 15% 5.2% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 29% 20% 11% 517% 110% 79% 63% 8.5% 399%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.2%
Contains more IronIron +386.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1213.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +218.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.
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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 2.3% 12% 27% 81% 28% 69% 77% 44% 80% 1643% 0.25% 9% 45%
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% 20% 0% 5.8% 3.9% 34% 100% 27% 179% 0% 8.3% 44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +387%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1658.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +818.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.3%
~equal in Folate ~11µg
~equal in Choline ~80.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herring Lobster DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.14µg 1.43µg 488%
Copper 0.118mg 1.55mg 159%
Selenium 46.8µg 73.1µg 48%
Vitamin D 214IU 1IU 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 0µg 27%
Zinc 1.27mg 4.05mg 25%
Cholesterol 77mg 146mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0.017mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 1.667mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.119mg 18%
Phosphorus 303mg 185mg 17%
Fats 11.59g 0.86g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.735g 0.34g 16%
Sodium 115mg 486mg 16%
Iron 1.41mg 0.29mg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.124mg 1.83mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.615g 0.208g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.79g 0.253g 11%
Protein 23.03g 19g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.023mg 7%
Calories 203kcal 89kcal 6%
Potassium 419mg 230mg 6%
Vitamin A 36µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin E 1.37mg 1mg 2%
Calcium 74mg 96mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 41mg 43mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 12µg 11µg 0%
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Choline 83.3mg 80.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.258mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.01mg 0.753mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.061mg 0.832mg 0%
Leucine 1.872mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 2.115mg 1.426mg 0%
Methionine 0.682mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.899mg 0.782mg 0%
Valine 1.187mg 0.852mg 0%
Histidine 0.678mg 0.475mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.909g 0.117g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.105g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.071g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.033g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 12% 64%
Protein: 23.03 g
Fats: 11.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.16 g
Other: 1.22 g
19% 78% 2%
Protein: 19 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.11 g
Other: 2.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1247.7%
Contains more WaterWater +21.7%
Contains more OtherOther +66.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 47% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.615 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.735 g
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.208 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.253 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.34 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1793.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +704.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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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. Herring - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175117/nutrients
  2. Lobster - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174209/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.