Lobster vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between lobster and whiting

Lobster has more copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, while whiting has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, protein, and vitamin D*.
Lobster's daily need coverage for copper is 168% higher.
Whiting contains 8 times less zinc than lobster. Lobster contains 4.05mg of zinc, while whiting contains 0.53mg.
The amount of sodium in whiting is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, whiting, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+59.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3775%
Contains more ZincZinc	+664.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+77.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.7%
Contains more IronIron	+44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Lobster

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+566.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+195.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+252.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+36.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.67mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.55mg	0.04mg	168%
Selenium	73.1µg	41.1µg	58%
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	2.6µg	49%
Zinc	4.05mg	0.53mg	32%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.25mg	28%
Cholesterol	146mg	84mg	21%
Sodium	486mg	132mg	15%
Phosphorus	185mg	285mg	14%
Protein	19g	23.48g	9%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	73 IU	9%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.8µg	9%
Potassium	230mg	434mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.18mg	5%
Magnesium	43mg	27mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	38µg	4%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.38mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.068mg	4%
Calcium	96mg	62mg	3%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.13mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.06mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Iron	0.29mg	0.42mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.587g	2%
Calories	89kcal	116kcal	1%
Fats	0.86g	1.69g	1%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.67mg	1%
Folate	11µg	15µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.4g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	86g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Choline	80.9mg	83.3mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	0.445g	0%
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.117g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.078g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.033g		0%