Lobster vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lobster and catfish

Lobster has more copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, and calcium; however, catfish is higher in vitamin B12 and phosphorus.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 168% more than catfish.
Lobster has 11 times more calcium than catfish. While lobster has 96mg of calcium, catfish has only 9mg.
Catfish has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Lobster

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3874.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+598.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+261.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+638.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.5%

~equal in Iron ~0.28mg

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.

Lobster

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+105.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+488.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+39.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.97mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.024mg

~equal in Folate ~12µg

~equal in Choline ~78.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.039mg	168%
Selenium	73.1µg	9.9µg	115%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.78µg	56%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.58mg	32%
Cholesterol	146mg	66mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.811mg	17%
Sodium	486mg	119mg	16%
Fats	0.86g	7.19g	10%
Calcium	96mg	9mg	9%
Phosphorus	185mg	247mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	1.354g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	3.115g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.1mg	6%
Saturated fat	0.208g	1.586g	6%
Magnesium	43mg	23mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	2.548mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.177mg	4%
Potassium	230mg	366mg	4%
Calories	89kcal	144kcal	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.5µg	2%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.018mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.3µg	2%
Protein	19g	18.44g	1%
Vitamin D	1IU	10IU	1%
Iron	0.29mg	0.28mg	0%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.97mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.024mg	0%
Folate	11µg	12µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g	0.063g	N/A
Choline	80.9mg	78.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.018g	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	0.049g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A