Croaker vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between croaker and shrimp

Croaker has more vitamin B12, fats, and vitamin B3; however, shrimp is richer in copper, selenium, phosphorus, and protein.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 42% more.
Croaker contains 7 times more fats than shrimp. Croaker contains 12.67g of fats, while shrimp contains 1.7g.
Shrimp contains less saturated fat.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of croaker is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Croaker

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+168.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+184.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+296.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+213.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Croaker

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+181.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+291.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	84mg	211mg	42%
Sodium	348mg	947mg	26%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Copper	0.065mg	0.258mg	21%
Selenium	38.8µg	49.5µg	19%
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	1.66µg	18%
Fats	12.67g	1.7g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.59g	16%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Phosphorus	217mg	306mg	13%
Saturated fat	3.476g	0.521g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	0.361g	12%
Zinc	0.52mg	1.63mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.678mg	10%
Protein	18.2g	22.78g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.024mg	8%
Iron	0.86mg	0.32mg	7%
Vitamin A	23µg	90µg	7%
Calcium	32mg	91mg	6%
Calories	221kcal	119kcal	5%
Potassium	340mg	170mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.032mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.519mg	4%
Folate	34µg	24µg	3%
Carbs	7.54g	1.52g	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	42mg	37mg	1%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.049mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.242mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.113g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.089g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.079g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.012g	N/A