Lobster vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lobster and oysters?

Lobster is higher in selenium and vitamin B5; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and vitamin B2.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 678% more.
Oysters contains 4 times less vitamin B5 than lobster. Lobster contains 1.667mg of vitamin B5, while oysters contains 0.447mg.
Oysters has less sodium.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+85.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.8%
Contains more IronIron	+3075.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+268.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1840.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+809.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~194mg

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

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+272.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+95.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+958.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1123.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+60.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	4.05mg	78.6mg	678%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	17.5µg	670%
Copper	1.55mg	5.707mg	462%
Iron	0.29mg	9.21mg	112%
Selenium	73.1µg	39.5µg	61%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.447mg	24%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.591mg	23%
Cholesterol	146mg	79mg	22%
Protein	19g	11.42g	15%
Sodium	486mg	166mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.18mg	13%
Choline	80.9mg	130mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	1.056g	5%
Vitamin E	1mg	1.7mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.061mg	4%
Fats	0.86g	3.42g	4%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.948g	3%
Vitamin A	1µg	26µg	3%
Potassium	230mg	139mg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Calcium	96mg	116mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2µg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	35mg	2%
Folate	11µg	14µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.506g	1%
Calories	89kcal	102kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.036mg	1%
Phosphorus	185mg	194mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU	2IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Starch	0g	0.9g	0%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.85mg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g	0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g	0.061g	N/A