Lobster vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lobster and scallops different?

Lobster is richer in copper, selenium, vitamin B5, zinc, calcium, and vitamin E, while scallops are higher in phosphorus and vitamin B12.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 169% more than scallops.
Scallops are lower in cholesterol.

Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed types were used 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

Scallops

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+860%
Contains more CopperCopper	+4597%
Contains more ZincZinc	+161.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+124.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+236.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.5%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+130.3%

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

Scallops

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+355.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+81.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+36.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.112mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.033mg	169%
Selenium	73.1µg	21.7µg	93%
Cholesterol	146mg	41mg	35%
Phosphorus	185mg	426mg	34%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.15µg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.366mg	26%
Zinc	4.05mg	1.55mg	23%
Calcium	96mg	10mg	9%
Sodium	486mg	667mg	8%
Vitamin E	1mg	0mg	7%
Choline	80.9mg	110.7mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.076mg	5%
Iron	0.29mg	0.58mg	4%
Protein	19g	20.54g	3%
Starch	0g	3.69g	2%
Potassium	230mg	314mg	2%
Folate	11µg	20µg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.41g	2%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.029mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.222g	1%
Calories	89kcal	111kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.112mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.024mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.012mg	1%
Magnesium	43mg	37mg	1%
Fats	0.86g	0.84g	0%
Net carbs	0g	5.41g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU	2IU	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g	0.009g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.218g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.082g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.629mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.692mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.226mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.487mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.597mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	0.645mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.072g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.104g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.005g	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	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A