Catfish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between catfish and shrimp?

Catfish is richer in vitamin B12, yet shrimp is richer in selenium, copper, choline, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, and calcium.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for selenium is 72% higher.
Catfish has 2 times more vitamin B12 than shrimp. Catfish has 2.78µg of vitamin B12, while shrimp has 1.66µg.
Catfish contains less cholesterol.
Catfish has a lower glycemic index than shrimp.

We used Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Catfish

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+115.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+911.1%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+561.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

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.

Catfish

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+525%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+126.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.678mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	9.9µg	49.5µg	72%
Cholesterol	66mg	211mg	48%
Vitamin B12	2.78µg	1.66µg	47%
Sodium	119mg	947mg	36%
Copper	0.039mg	0.258mg	24%
Zinc	0.58mg	1.63mg	10%
Vitamin A	1µg	90µg	10%
Choline	78.7mg	135.4mg	10%
Protein	18.44g	22.78g	9%
Fats	7.19g	1.7g	8%
Calcium	9mg	91mg	8%
Phosphorus	247mg	306mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.97mg	2.2mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.115g	0.361g	7%
Potassium	366mg	170mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.1mg	0.024mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.811mg	0.519mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.177mg	0.242mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.586g	0.521g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.354g	0.59g	5%
Magnesium	23mg	37mg	3%
Folate	12µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0.4µg	2%
Calories	144kcal	119kcal	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	4 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.024mg	0.032mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.548mg	2.678mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	78kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Iron	0.28mg	0.32mg	0%
Trans fat	0.063g	0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.22mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.833mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.82mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.396mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.677mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.539mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.735mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	0.894mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.404mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.069g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.018g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.049g	0.012g	N/A