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, vitamin D, and potassium.
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

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

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

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

Whiting

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

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
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

~equal in Choline ~83.3mg

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%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.8µg	9%
Protein	19g	23.48g	9%
Vitamin D	1IU	73IU	9%
Potassium	230mg	434mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.18mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.068mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	38µg	4%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.38mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	27mg	4%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.13mg	3%
Calcium	96mg	62mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.06mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	0.587g	2%
Iron	0.29mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	1.67mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.208g	0.4g	1%
Fats	0.86g	1.69g	1%
Folate	11µg	15µg	1%
Calories	89kcal	116kcal	1%
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 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0.017g	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