Orange roughy vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between orange roughy and lobster

Orange roughy has more selenium and iron; however, lobster is richer in copper, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and calcium.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 164% more than orange roughy.
Lobster has 4 times less iron than orange roughy. Orange roughy has 1.13mg of iron, while lobster has 0.29mg.
Orange roughy contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist 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.

Orange roughy

Lobster

Contains more IronIron	+289.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+772.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1165.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+81.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75.7%

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.

Orange roughy

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+87%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+270.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2876.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+204.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.83mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.075mg	1.55mg	164%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	1.43µg	40%
Zinc	0.32mg	4.05mg	34%
Vitamin B5	0.056mg	1.667mg	32%
Selenium	88.3µg	73.1µg	28%
Cholesterol	80mg	146mg	22%
Sodium	69mg	486mg	18%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Phosphorus	102mg	185mg	12%
Iron	1.13mg	0.29mg	11%
Calcium	11mg	96mg	9%
Protein	22.64g	19g	7%
Magnesium	18mg	43mg	6%
Vitamin E	1.87mg	1mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.017mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.067mg	0.119mg	4%
Vitamin A	24µg	1µg	3%
Folate	5µg	11µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.023mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.034g	0.208g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.184g	0.34g	1%
Calories	105kcal	89kcal	1%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	0µg	1%
Manganese	0.037mg	0.065mg	1%
Potassium	181mg	230mg	1%
Fats	0.9g	0.86g	0%
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Vitamin B3	1.82mg	1.83mg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.439g	0.253g	0%
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.03mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.058mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.797mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.092mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.728mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.083mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.474mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.025g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	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	0.069g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A