Shrimp vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between shrimp and whiting

Shrimp has more copper, selenium, vitamin E, zinc, and choline; however, whiting has more vitamin B12, vitamin D, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for cholesterol for shrimp is 42% higher.
Whiting has 7 times less sodium than shrimp. Shrimp has 947mg of sodium, while whiting has 132mg.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index than whiting.

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

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+545%
Contains more ZincZinc	+207.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+155.3%
Contains more IronIron	+31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+165.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+136.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+478.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+34.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+62.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	211mg	84mg	42%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	2.6µg	39%
Sodium	947mg	132mg	35%
Copper	0.258mg	0.04mg	24%
Selenium	49.5µg	41.1µg	15%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	0.38mg	12%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.53mg	10%
Choline	135.4mg	83.3mg	9%
Vitamin D	4IU	73IU	9%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	1.8µg	9%
Potassium	170mg	434mg	8%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	1.67mg	6%
Vitamin A	90µg	38µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.18mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.25mg	5%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.13mg	4%
Calcium	91mg	62mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.068mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.06mg	3%
Phosphorus	306mg	285mg	3%
Folate	24µg	15µg	2%
Magnesium	37mg	27mg	2%
Iron	0.32mg	0.42mg	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Protein	22.78g	23.48g	1%
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.4g	1%
Calories	119kcal	116kcal	0%
Fats	1.7g	1.69g	0%
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	0.445g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	0.587g	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A