Shrimp vs. Rockfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shrimp and rockfish

Shrimp has more copper, vitamin E, zinc, choline, and vitamin A; however, rockfish is richer in selenium, vitamin D* and vitamin B2.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 50% more.
Shrimp contains 18 times more vitamin A than rockfish. Shrimp contains 90µg of vitamin A, while rockfish contains 5µg.
Rockfish contains less sodium.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 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*	4 IU	183 IU	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%
Potassium	170mg	467mg	9%
Vitamin A	90µg	5µg	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%
Calories	119kcal	109kcal	1%
Protein	22.78g	22.23g	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Magnesium	37mg	33mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	2.897mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.485g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	92g	N/A
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