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

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

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

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

Lingcod

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

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%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.026mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	17µg	2%
Iron	0.29mg	0.41mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.035mg	1%
Fats	0.86g	1.36g	1%
Calories	89kcal	109kcal	1%
Vitamin D	1IU		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 - 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		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A