Oysters vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between oysters and halibut

Oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and calcium, yet halibut is higher in vitamin B6 and selenium.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 710% more than halibut.
Oysters contains 150 times more copper than halibut. While oysters contains 5.707mg of copper, halibut contains only 0.038mg.
The amount of cholesterol in halibut is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, halibut, greenland, 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.

Oysters

Halibut

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2800%
Contains more IronIron	+983.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14918.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15311.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3840%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~210mg

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.

Oysters

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1722.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+102.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+695.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.923mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	0.51mg	710%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	0.96µg	689%
Copper	5.707mg	0.038mg	630%
Iron	9.21mg	0.85mg	105%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.485mg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	10.742g	26%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.015mg	25%
Choline	130mg		24%
Fats	3.42g	17.74g	22%
Protein	11.42g	18.42g	14%
Selenium	39.5µg	46.8µg	13%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Calcium	116mg	4mg	11%
Saturated fat	0.948g	3.102g	10%
Calories	102kcal	239kcal	7%
Cholesterol	79mg	59mg	7%
Potassium	139mg	344mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.103mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	1.753g	5%
Sodium	166mg	103mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.073mg	3%
Folate	14µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.288mg	3%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Phosphorus	194mg	210mg	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	18µg	1%
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Magnesium	35mg	33mg	0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	1.923mg	0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.114g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A