Whelk vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between whelk and lobster?

Whelk is richer in vitamin B12, iron, copper, vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus, while lobster is higher in vitamin B5.
Whelk's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 696% higher.
Lobster has 35 times less iron than whelk. Whelk has 10.06mg of iron, while lobster has 0.29mg.

We used Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat 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.

Whelk

Lobster

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+201.7%
Contains more IronIron	+3369%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1269.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.6%

Contains more ZincZinc

+24.2%

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.

Whelk

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+113%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1158.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1168.5%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+316.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.83mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	1.43µg	696%
Iron	10.06mg	0.29mg	122%
Protein	47.68g	19g	57%
Copper	2.06mg	1.55mg	57%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.119mg	41%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.065mg	36%
Magnesium	172mg	43mg	31%
Selenium	89.6µg	73.1µg	30%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	1.667mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.017mg	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Potassium	694mg	230mg	14%
Phosphorus	282mg	185mg	14%
Calories	275kcal	89kcal	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Zinc	3.26mg	4.05mg	7%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Cholesterol	130mg	146mg	5%
Vitamin A	49µg	1µg	5%
Sodium	412mg	486mg	3%
Calcium	113mg	96mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.023mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	0.34g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	1.83mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.208g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	112g	N/A
Fats	0.8g	0.86g	0%
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Folate	11µg	11µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	0.253g	0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A