Pacific saury vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pacific saury and shrimp

Pacific saury has more manganese, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, and potassium; however, shrimp is higher in selenium and vitamin B6.
Shrimp covers your daily selenium needs 61% more than pacific saury.
Shrimp contains 21 times less manganese than pacific saury. Pacific saury contains 1.026mg of manganese, while shrimp contains 0.049mg.
Pacific saury has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of shrimp is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, pike, walleye, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Pacific saury

Shrimp

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.5%
Contains more IronIron	+421.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1993.9%

Contains more CopperCopper	+13.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+106.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+205.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

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.

Pacific saury

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+875%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+39.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.678mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	16.2µg	49.5µg	61%
Manganese	1.026mg	0.049mg	42%
Sodium	65mg	947mg	38%
Cholesterol	110mg	211mg	34%
Vitamin B12	2.31µg	1.66µg	27%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.312mg	0.032mg	23%
Iron	1.67mg	0.32mg	17%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.024mg	13%
Potassium	499mg	170mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.138mg	0.242mg	8%
Zinc	0.79mg	1.63mg	8%
Vitamin A	24µg	90µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.519mg	7%
Phosphorus	269mg	306mg	5%
Calcium	141mg	91mg	5%
Protein	24.54g	22.78g	4%
Copper	0.228mg	0.258mg	3%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Saturated fat	0.319g	0.521g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.801mg	2.678mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	119kcal	0%
Fats	1.56g	1.7g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	37mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.377g	0.361g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.573g	0.59g	0%
Tryptophan	0.275mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.076mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.131mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.994mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.254mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.958mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.264mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.722mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.11g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.288g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.049g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A