Lobster vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lobster and whelk?

Lobster is richer in vitamin B5, while whelk is higher in vitamin B12, iron, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 696% higher.
Whelk has 4 times less vitamin B5 than lobster. Lobster has 1.667mg of vitamin B5, while whelk has 0.4mg.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat types in this comparison.

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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

Whelk

Contains more ZincZinc

+24.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+201.7%
Contains more IronIron	+3369%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1269.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.6%

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

Whelk

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+316.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1158.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1168.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.995mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	18.14µg	696%
Iron	0.29mg	10.06mg	122%
Protein	19g	47.68g	57%
Copper	1.55mg	2.06mg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.65mg	41%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.89mg	36%
Magnesium	43mg	172mg	31%
Selenium	73.1µg	89.6µg	30%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.4mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.214mg	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Potassium	230mg	694mg	14%
Phosphorus	185mg	282mg	14%
Calories	89kcal	275kcal	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.8mg	8%
Zinc	4.05mg	3.26mg	7%
Vitamin E	1mg		7%
Carbs	0g	15.52g	5%
Cholesterol	146mg	130mg	5%
Vitamin A	1µg	49µg	5%
Sodium	486mg	412mg	3%
Calcium	96mg	113mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.049mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.046g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.995mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.062g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	58kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	36g	N/A
Fats	0.86g	0.8g	0%
Net carbs	0g	15.52g	N/A
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Folate	11µg	11µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.056g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.618mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	2.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.655mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	3.807mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.93mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	1.205mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	1.648mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	2.075mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.977mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g		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