Sablefish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sablefish and shrimp different?

Sablefish is higher in fats, iron, and vitamin B3; however, shrimp is richer in copper, protein, phosphorus, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 49% higher.
Sablefish contains 12 times more fats than shrimp. While sablefish contains 19.62g of fats, shrimp contains only 1.7g.
Shrimp has less saturated fat.
Sablefish has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

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

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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.

Sablefish

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+91.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+170%
Contains more IronIron	+412.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+102.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+821.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+297.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.9%

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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.

Sablefish

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+281.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+379.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+91.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	63mg	211mg	49%
Sodium	72mg	947mg	38%
Fats	19.62g	1.7g	28%
Copper	0.028mg	0.258mg	26%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	10.328g	0.361g	25%
Iron	1.64mg	0.32mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.099g	0.521g	16%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	5.128mg	2.678mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	0.59g	14%
Phosphorus	215mg	306mg	13%
Protein	17.19g	22.78g	11%
Zinc	0.41mg	1.63mg	11%
Potassium	459mg	170mg	9%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	1.66µg	9%
Magnesium	71mg	37mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.032mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.242mg	8%
Calories	250kcal	119kcal	7%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.024mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.519mg	7%
Calcium	45mg	91mg	5%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	102µg	90µg	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.049mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.9g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	145kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.193mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.754mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.792mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.397mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.579mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.509mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.671mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	0.886mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.506mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.867g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.92g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.216g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.012g	N/A