Shrimp vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shrimp and rockfish

Shrimp has more copper, vitamin E, zinc, and choline; however, rockfish is richer in selenium, vitamin D, vitamin B2, and potassium.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 50% more.
Shrimp contains 11 times more sodium than rockfish. Shrimp contains 947mg of sodium, while rockfish contains 89mg.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of rockfish is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, 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

Rockfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+529.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+279.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+276.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+174.7%
Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.9%

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

Rockfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%
Contains more CholineCholine	+72%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+4500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+841.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.897mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.241mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.59µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	211mg	61mg	50%
Selenium	49.5µg	76.2µg	49%
Sodium	947mg	89mg	37%
Copper	0.258mg	0.041mg	24%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	4.6µg	23%
Vitamin D	4IU	183IU	22%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.226mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	0.44mg	12%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.43mg	11%
Choline	135.4mg	78.7mg	10%
Vitamin A	90µg	5µg	9%
Potassium	170mg	467mg	9%
Phosphorus	306mg	248mg	8%
Calcium	91mg	17mg	7%
Folate	24µg	10µg	4%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	1.59µg	3%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.013mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.404mg	2%
Protein	22.78g	22.23g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.485g	1%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	2.897mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	109kcal	1%
Magnesium	37mg	33mg	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Fats	1.7g	1.62g	0%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Iron	0.32mg	0.36mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.027mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.241mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g	0.025g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.42g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	0.466g	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.296mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.014mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.835mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.188mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.707mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.935mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.106mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.502mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.238g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.027g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g	0.005g	N/A