Scup vs. Sturgeon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are scup and sturgeon different?
- Scup is richer in selenium and vitamin B6, while sturgeon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin A.
- Scup covers your daily need for selenium, 56% more than sturgeon.
- Scup contains 3 times more calcium than sturgeon. Scup contains 51mg of calcium, while sturgeon contains 17mg.
Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +200% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +22.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +14.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -21.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +50% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +188.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +55.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +32.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +58.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +35.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +50.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +748.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +102.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +54.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin D | 12.9µg | 65% | |
Vitamin D | 515IU | 64% | |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 16.2µg | 56% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.62µg | 2.5µg | 37% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.994mg | 10.1mg | 32% |
Vitamin A | 31µg | 263µg | 26% |
Choline | 70mg | 13% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.346mg | 0.23mg | 9% |
Protein | 24.21g | 20.7g | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.885g | 6% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.486g | 6% | |
Phosphorus | 237mg | 271mg | 5% |
Saturated fat | 1.173g | 5% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.127mg | 0.08mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 29mg | 45mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.63mg | 4% | |
Calcium | 51mg | 17mg | 3% |
Iron | 0.68mg | 0.9mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 67mg | 77mg | 3% |
Fats | 3.5g | 5.18g | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.122mg | 0.09mg | 2% |
Sodium | 54mg | 69mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.54mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.065mg | 0.053mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.045mg | 0.03mg | 1% |
Calories | 135kcal | 135kcal | 0% |
Potassium | 368mg | 364mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 0.87mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
Folate | 17µg | 17µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.271mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.061mg | 0.907mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.115mg | 0.954mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.967mg | 1.682mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.223mg | 1.901mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.716mg | 0.613mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.945mg | 0.808mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.247mg | 1.066mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.713mg | 0.609mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.249g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.119g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.058g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +17% |
Contains more FatsFats | +48% |
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Carbs
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Water
~69.94g
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Other
~4.18g