Scup vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between scup and shrimp

Scup has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, shrimp has more copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 48% higher.
Shrimp has 5 times less vitamin B2 than scup. Scup has 0.122mg of vitamin B2, while shrimp has 0.024mg.
Scup is lower in cholesterol.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index than scup.

Food types used in this article are Fish, scup, 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.

Scup

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.5%
Contains more IronIron	+112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+296.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+162.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.1%

~equal in Manganese ~0.049mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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.

Scup

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+296.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+190.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.66µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	67mg	211mg	48%
Sodium	54mg	947mg	39%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Copper	0.065mg	0.258mg	21%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.994mg	2.678mg	14%
Phosphorus	237mg	306mg	10%
Zinc	0.62mg	1.63mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.122mg	0.024mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.127mg	0.032mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.346mg	0.242mg	8%
Vitamin A	31µg	90µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.519mg	7%
Potassium	368mg	170mg	6%
Iron	0.68mg	0.32mg	5%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Calcium	51mg	91mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.59g	4%
Fats	3.5g	1.7g	3%
Protein	24.21g	22.78g	3%
Vitamin B12	1.62µg	1.66µg	2%
Magnesium	29mg	37mg	2%
Saturated fat		0.521g	2%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.361g	1%
Calories	135kcal	119kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D		4IU	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Manganese	0.045mg	0.049mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.271mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.061mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.115mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.967mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.716mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.945mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.247mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.713mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A