Herring vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between herring and scallops

Herring is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while scallops are higher in phosphorus.
Herring covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 458% more than scallops.
Herring has 107 times more vitamin D* than scallops. Herring has 214 IU of vitamin D*, while scallops have 2 IU.
Scallops are lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed.

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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

Scallops

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+640%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.4%
Contains more IronIron	+143.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+22%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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

Scallops

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more FolateFolate

+66.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	2.15µg	458%
Selenium	46.8µg	21.7µg	46%
Vitamin D*	214 IU	2 IU	27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg	0µg	27%
Sodium	115mg	667mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.024mg	21%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	1.076mg	19%
Phosphorus	303mg	426mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.112mg	18%
Fats	11.59g	0.84g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.222g	17%
Cholesterol	77mg	41mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.082g	12%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.218g	11%
Iron	1.41mg	0.58mg	10%
Copper	0.118mg	0.033mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	0mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.012mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.366mg	7%
Calcium	74mg	10mg	6%
Calories	203kcal	111kcal	5%
Protein	23.03g	20.54g	5%
Choline	83.3mg	110.7mg	5%
Vitamin A	36µg	2µg	4%
Potassium	419mg	314mg	3%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.55mg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.41g	2%
Starch		3.69g	2%
Folate	12µg	20µg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Magnesium	41mg	37mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	54kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.41g	N/A
Manganese	0.04mg	0.029mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.629mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	0.692mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.226mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	1.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.487mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.597mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.645mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.072g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.104g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A