Lobster vs. Sucker fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lobster and sucker fish

Lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, yet sucker fish is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, and phosphorus.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 144% more than sucker fish.
Lobster contains 10 times more sodium than sucker fish. While lobster contains 486mg of sodium, sucker fish contains only 51mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sucker, white, 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

Sucker fish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+520%
Contains more ZincZinc	+321.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+351.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.7%
Contains more IronIron	+475.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1083.1%

~equal in Calcium ~90mg

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

Sucker fish

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.25mg	144%
Selenium	73.1µg	16.2µg	103%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.31µg	37%
Cholesterol	146mg	53mg	31%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.769mg	31%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.96mg	28%
Sodium	486mg	51mg	19%
Iron	0.29mg	1.67mg	17%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.865mg	16%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Phosphorus	185mg	269mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.231mg	9%
Potassium	230mg	487mg	8%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Vitamin A	1µg	59µg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	1.035g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.085mg	5%
Protein	19g	21.49g	5%
Fats	0.86g	2.97g	3%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.579g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.905g	2%
Calories	89kcal	119kcal	2%
Folate	11µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.462mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.012mg	1%
Calcium	96mg	90mg	1%
Magnesium	43mg	38mg	1%
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.241mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	0.942mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	0.99mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.746mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	1.973mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.636mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.839mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.107mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.633mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.244g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.371g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.094g	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