Lobster vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lobster and lingcod?

Lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, lingcod is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and potassium.
Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 168% more.
Lingcod contains 7 times less zinc than lobster. Lobster contains 4.05mg of zinc, while lingcod contains 0.58mg.
Lingcod has less sodium.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4328.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+598.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+143.5%
Contains more IronIron	+41.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+717.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+190.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+190.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.035mg	168%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	4.15µg	113%
Selenium	73.1µg	46.8µg	48%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.58mg	32%
Cholesterol	146mg	67mg	26%
Sodium	486mg	76mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.346mg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.865mg	16%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Potassium	230mg	560mg	10%
Phosphorus	185mg	258mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.139mg	9%
Calcium	96mg	18mg	8%
Protein	19g	22.64g	7%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	2.314mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Magnesium	43mg	33mg	2%
Iron	0.29mg	0.41mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	17µg	2%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.026mg	2%
Calories	89kcal	109kcal	1%
Fats	0.86g	1.36g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.035mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	48kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	92g	N/A
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Folate	11µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.255g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.447g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.383g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.117g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.078g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.033g		0%