Shark vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shark and oysters

Shark is higher in vitamin B6, yet oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, selenium, and calcium.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 710% more than shark.
Shark contains 5 times more vitamin B6 than oysters. While shark contains 0.3mg of vitamin B6, oysters contains only 0.061mg.
The amount of saturated fat in oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, 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.

Shark

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+132%
Contains more IronIron	+729.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13488.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1082%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~194mg

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.

Shark

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+50.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+38.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+391.8%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1346.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.48mg	78.6mg	710%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	17.5µg	679%
Copper	0.042mg	5.707mg	629%
Iron	1.11mg	9.21mg	101%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.591mg	24%
Choline		130mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.061mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	1.056g	18%
Fats	13.82g	3.42g	16%
Protein	18.62g	11.42g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.506g	14%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Selenium	34µg	39.5µg	10%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.948g	10%
Cholesterol	59mg	79mg	7%
Calcium	50mg	116mg	7%
Calories	228kcal	102kcal	6%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.18mg	6%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	1.85mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	26µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.036mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.447mg	3%
Magnesium	43mg	35mg	2%
Sodium	122mg	166mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	5.45g	N/A
Carbs	6.39g	5.45g	0%
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Potassium	155mg	139mg	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Phosphorus	194mg	194mg	0%
Folate	15µg	14µg	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A