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Shrimp vs. Wolffish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shrimp and wolffish

  • Shrimp has more copper, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, wolffish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 51% more than wolffish.
  • Wolffish contains 11 times less calcium than shrimp. Shrimp contains 91mg of calcium, while wolffish contains 8mg.
  • Wolffish has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of shrimp is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, 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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 15% 12% 86% 44% 131% 124% 6.4% 270%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 2.4% 34% 4.5% 12% 27% 110% 14% 2.5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1037.5%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +597.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +63%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 30% 44% 1.5% 8% 5.5% 50% 31% 56% 208% 1% 18% 74%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 43% 0% 0% 52% 22% 49% 39% 107% 294% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.598mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Wolffish DV% diff.
Cholesterol 211mg 59mg 51%
Sodium 947mg 109mg 36%
Vitamin B12 1.66µg 2.35µg 29%
Choline 135.4mg 25%
Copper 0.258mg 0.037mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.242mg 0.462mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.208mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.2mg 15%
Calcium 91mg 8mg 8%
Phosphorus 306mg 256mg 7%
Potassium 170mg 385mg 6%
Zinc 1.63mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.097mg 6%
Folate 24µg 6µg 5%
Selenium 49.5µg 46.8µg 5%
Vitamin A 90µg 130µg 4%
Iron 0.32mg 0.12mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.59g 1.083g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.519mg 0.658mg 3%
Fats 1.7g 3.06g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.361g 1.072g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 1.52g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Vitamin B3 2.678mg 2.598mg 1%
Protein 22.78g 22.44g 1%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.019mg 1%
Calories 119kcal 123kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.52g 0g N/A
Magnesium 37mg 38mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.035g N/A
Saturated fat 0.521g 0.468g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.904mg 0.984mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.05mg 1.034mg 0%
Leucine 1.95mg 1.824mg 0%
Lysine 2.172mg 2.061mg 0%
Methionine 0.665mg 0.664mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.992mg 0.876mg 0%
Valine 1.067mg 1.156mg 0%
Histidine 0.501mg 0.661mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.135g 0.393g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.141g 0.405g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0.055g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.012g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
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23% 2% 72% 2%
Protein: 22.78 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 1.52 g
Water: 71.56 g
Other: 2.44 g
22% 3% 74%
Protein: 22.44 g
Fats: 3.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.23 g
Other: 0.27 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +803.7%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
~equal in Protein ~22.44g
~equal in Water ~74.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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35% 25% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.521 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.361 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.59 g
18% 41% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.468 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.072 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.083 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171971/nutrients
  2. Wolffish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174247/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.