Abalone vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between abalone and oysters

Abalone is higher in vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B1, yet oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and calcium.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 706% more than abalone.
Abalone contains 6 times more vitamin B5 than oysters. While abalone contains 2.87mg of vitamin B5, oysters contains only 0.447mg.
The amount of sodium in oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Abalone

Oysters

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+104.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.5%
Contains more IronIron	+142.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2403.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+8173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+744.3%

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.

Abalone

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+542.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+145.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2436.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.95mg	78.6mg	706%
Vitamin B12	0.69µg	17.5µg	700%
Copper	0.228mg	5.707mg	609%
Iron	3.8mg	9.21mg	68%
Vitamin B5	2.87mg	0.447mg	48%
Choline		130mg	24%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.591mg	23%
Selenium	51.8µg	39.5µg	22%
Sodium	591mg	166mg	18%
Protein	19.63g	11.42g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.22mg	0.036mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Calcium	37mg	116mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.15mg	0.061mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.741g	0.506g	6%
Fats	6.78g	3.42g	5%
Cholesterol	94mg	79mg	5%
Magnesium	56mg	35mg	5%
Calories	189kcal	102kcal	4%
Potassium	284mg	139mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.18mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.676g	1.056g	4%
Phosphorus	217mg	194mg	3%
Vitamin A	2µg	26µg	3%
Saturated fat	1.646g	0.948g	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	11.05g	5.45g	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	96kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	11.05g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.85mg	0%
Folate	14µg	14µg	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.224mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.838mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.854mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.386mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.433mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.715mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.86mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.378mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.054g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.046g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.061g	N/A