Lobster vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lobster and salmon

Lobster is higher in copper, selenium, and zinc, yet salmon is higher in vitamin D*, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 167% more than salmon.
Lobster contains 9 times more zinc than salmon. While lobster contains 4.05mg of zinc, salmon contains only 0.43mg.
The amount of sodium in salmon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, 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

Salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+540%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3063.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+841.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+306.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+76.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67%
Contains more IronIron	+17.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

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

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+13%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1378.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+694.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+339.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+443.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+95.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+209.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.049mg	167%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	526 IU	66%
Vitamin D	0µg	13.1µg	66%
Selenium	73.1µg	41.4µg	58%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.8µg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.647mg	41%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	8.045mg	39%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.43mg	33%
Cholesterol	146mg	63mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	4.553g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.34mg	26%
Fats	0.86g	12.35g	18%
Sodium	486mg	61mg	18%
Phosphorus	185mg	252mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.208g	2.397g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	4.181g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.135mg	9%
Calcium	96mg	15mg	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	69µg	8%
Calories	89kcal	206kcal	6%
Protein	19g	22.1g	6%
Folate	11µg	34µg	6%
Potassium	230mg	384mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	1.475mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	30mg	3%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.016mg	2%
Choline	80.9mg	90.5mg	2%
Iron	0.29mg	0.34mg	1%
Vitamin E	1mg	1.14mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	93kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3.6	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.17g	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