Carp vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carp and oysters different?

Carp has more phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium; however, oysters is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, and manganese.
Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 697% more than carp.
Carp has 4 times more vitamin B1 than oysters. Carp has 0.14mg of vitamin B1, while oysters has 0.036mg.

Fish, carp, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat types were used in this article.

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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.

Carp

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.1%
Contains more IronIron	+479.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+7717.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4036.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1082%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

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.

Carp

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+259%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1090.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	1.9mg	78.6mg	697%
Vitamin B12	1.47µg	17.5µg	668%
Copper	0.073mg	5.707mg	626%
Iron	1.59mg	9.21mg	95%
Phosphorus	531mg	194mg	48%
Selenium	16.2µg	39.5µg	42%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.591mg	24%
Choline		130mg	24%
Protein	22.86g	11.42g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.219mg	0.061mg	12%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.14mg	0.036mg	9%
Potassium	427mg	139mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.18mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.447mg	8%
Fats	7.17g	3.42g	6%
Calcium	52mg	116mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.985g	0.506g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.835g	1.056g	5%
Sodium	63mg	166mg	4%
Calories	162kcal	102kcal	3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	79mg	2%
Vitamin A	10µg	26µg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.1mg	1.85mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Saturated fat	1.388g	0.948g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Folate	17µg	14µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	71kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	62g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.256mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	1.002mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.054mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.858mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	2.1mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.677mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.893mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	1.178mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.673mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.305g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.146g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.105g	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