Shrimp vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shrimp and scup

Shrimp has more copper, phosphorus, and zinc; however, scup has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 48% higher.
Scup has 18 times less sodium than shrimp. Shrimp has 947mg of sodium, while scup has 54mg.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index than scup.

Food types used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, scup, 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

Scup

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+296.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+162.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.5%
Contains more IronIron	+112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.045mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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

Scup

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+190.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+296.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+86.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.62µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	211mg	67mg	48%
Sodium	947mg	54mg	39%
Choline	135.4mg		25%
Copper	0.258mg	0.065mg	21%
Vitamin E	2.2mg		15%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	4.994mg	14%
Phosphorus	306mg	237mg	10%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.62mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.122mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.127mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.346mg	8%
Vitamin A	90µg	31µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.865mg	7%
Potassium	170mg	368mg	6%
Iron	0.32mg	0.68mg	5%
Selenium	49.5µg	46.8µg	5%
Calcium	91mg	51mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g		4%
Fats	1.7g	3.5g	3%
Protein	22.78g	24.21g	3%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	1.62µg	2%
Magnesium	37mg	29mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.521g		2%
Folate	24µg	17µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g		1%
Calories	119kcal	135kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin D	4IU		1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.049mg	0.045mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.271mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.061mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.115mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.967mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.716mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.945mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.247mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.713mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A