Lobster vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between lobster and orange roughy

Lobster has more copper, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and calcium; however, orange roughy is richer in selenium and iron.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 164% more than orange roughy.
Orange roughy has 30 times less vitamin B5 than lobster. Lobster has 1.667mg of vitamin B5, while orange roughy has 0.056mg.
Orange roughy contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, roughy, orange, 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

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+772.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1165.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.7%

Contains more IronIron	+289.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.8%

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

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2876.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+204.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+87%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+270.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.82mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.075mg	164%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	0.47µg	40%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.32mg	34%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.056mg	32%
Selenium	73.1µg	88.3µg	28%
Cholesterol	146mg	80mg	22%
Sodium	486mg	69mg	18%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Phosphorus	185mg	102mg	12%
Iron	0.29mg	1.13mg	11%
Calcium	96mg	11mg	9%
Protein	19g	22.64g	7%
Magnesium	43mg	18mg	6%
Vitamin E	1mg	1.87mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.063mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.067mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	24µg	3%
Folate	11µg	5µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.045mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.034g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.184g	1%
Calories	89kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.037mg	1%
Potassium	230mg	181mg	1%
Fats	0.86g	0.9g	0%
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.82mg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.439g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.001g	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	0.069g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A