Shrimp vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shrimp and orange roughy

Shrimp has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5, while orange roughy has more selenium and iron.
Orange roughy covers your daily need for selenium, 71% more than shrimp.
Shrimp contains 14 times more sodium than orange roughy. While shrimp contains 947mg of sodium, orange roughy contains only 69mg.
Orange roughy has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of orange roughy is 0, while the glycemic index of shrimp is 50.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry 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.

Shrimp

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+727.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+244%
Contains more ZincZinc	+409.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+32.4%

Contains more IronIron	+253.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78.4%

~equal in Potassium ~181mg

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.

Shrimp

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+826.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+261.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+253.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+380%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+175%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	49.5µg	88.3µg	71%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	0.47µg	50%
Cholesterol	211mg	80mg	44%
Sodium	947mg	69mg	38%
Phosphorus	306mg	102mg	29%
Choline	135.4mg		25%
Copper	0.258mg	0.075mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.067mg	13%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.32mg	12%
Iron	0.32mg	1.13mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.056mg	9%
Calcium	91mg	11mg	8%
Vitamin A	90µg	24µg	7%
Magnesium	37mg	18mg	5%
Folate	24µg	5µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	1.82mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.063mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.184g	3%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	1.87mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.034g	2%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	1.1µg	1%
Calories	119kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.045mg	1%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin D	4IU		1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Fats	1.7g	0.9g	1%
Protein	22.78g	22.64g	0%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Potassium	170mg	181mg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	0.439g	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g	0.069g	N/A