Lobster vs. Sturgeon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between lobster and sturgeon

Lobster has more copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, sturgeon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 166% more than sturgeon.
Lobster has 8 times more zinc than sturgeon. While lobster has 4.05mg of zinc, sturgeon has only 0.54mg.
Sturgeon has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, 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

Sturgeon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+464.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2824.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+351.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.3%
Contains more IronIron	+210.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~45mg

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

Sturgeon

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+15.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+429.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+451.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+74.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.053mg	166%
Selenium	73.1µg	16.2µg	103%
Vitamin D	0µg	12.9µg	65%
Vitamin D	1IU	515IU	64%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	10.1mg	52%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.5µg	45%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.54mg	32%
Vitamin A	1µg	263µg	29%
Cholesterol	146mg	77mg	23%
Sodium	486mg	69mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.87mg	16%
Phosphorus	185mg	271mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.23mg	9%
Iron	0.29mg	0.9mg	8%
Calcium	96mg	17mg	8%
Fats	0.86g	5.18g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	2.486g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.09mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.08mg	5%
Potassium	230mg	364mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.885g	4%
Saturated fat	0.208g	1.173g	4%
Protein	19g	20.7g	3%
Choline	80.9mg	70mg	2%
Calories	89kcal	135kcal	2%
Folate	11µg	17µg	2%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.63mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	45mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.907mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.954mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.682mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.901mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.613mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.808mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.066mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.609mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.249g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.058g	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