Sturgeon vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between sturgeon and shrimp?

Sturgeon is richer in vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and vitamin A, yet shrimp is richer in selenium, copper, choline, and vitamin E.
Sturgeon's daily need coverage for vitamin D is 85% higher.
Sturgeon has 4 times more vitamin B3 than shrimp. Sturgeon has 10.1mg of vitamin B3, while shrimp has 2.678mg.
Sturgeon contains less cholesterol.
Sturgeon has a lower glycemic index than shrimp.

We used Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this comparison.

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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.

Sturgeon

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.1%
Contains more IronIron	+181.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+386.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+201.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+205.6%

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.

Sturgeon

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+192.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+12800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+277.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+249.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	515 IU	4 IU	64%
Vitamin D	12.9µg	0.1µg	64%
Selenium	16.2µg	49.5µg	61%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	2.678mg	46%
Cholesterol	77mg	211mg	45%
Sodium	69mg	947mg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	1.66µg	35%
Copper	0.053mg	0.258mg	23%
Vitamin A	263µg	90µg	19%
Choline	70mg	135.4mg	12%
Zinc	0.54mg	1.63mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.63mg	2.2mg	10%
Calcium	17mg	91mg	7%
Iron	0.9mg	0.32mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.519mg	7%
Potassium	364mg	170mg	6%
Fats	5.18g	1.7g	5%
Phosphorus	271mg	306mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.024mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	0.361g	5%
Protein	20.7g	22.78g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.032mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.173g	0.521g	3%
Magnesium	45mg	37mg	2%
Folate	17µg	24µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	0.59g	2%
Calories	135kcal	119kcal	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.242mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.249g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.119g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.058g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A