Halibut vs. Oysters — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between halibut and oysters

Halibut is higher in vitamin B6 and selenium, yet oysters is higher in zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, manganese, and calcium.
Oysters covers your daily zinc needs 710% more than halibut.
Halibut contains 8 times more vitamin B6 than oysters. While halibut contains 0.485mg of vitamin B6, oysters contains only 0.061mg.
The amount of saturated fat in oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat 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.

Halibut

Oysters

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2800%
Contains more IronIron	+983.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14918.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15311.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3840%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~194mg

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.

Halibut

Oysters

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+102.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+695.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1722.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.51mg	78.6mg	710%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	17.5µg	689%
Copper	0.038mg	5.707mg	630%
Iron	0.85mg	9.21mg	105%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.061mg	33%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g	0.506g	26%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.591mg	25%
Choline		130mg	24%
Fats	17.74g	3.42g	22%
Protein	18.42g	11.42g	14%
Selenium	46.8µg	39.5µg	13%
Calcium	4mg	116mg	11%
Vitamin E		1.7mg	11%
Saturated fat	3.102g	0.948g	10%
Calories	239kcal	102kcal	7%
Cholesterol	59mg	79mg	7%
Potassium	344mg	139mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.18mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g	1.056g	5%
Sodium	103mg	166mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.036mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.447mg	3%
Folate	1µg	14µg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.45g	2%
Phosphorus	210mg	194mg	2%
Vitamin K		2µg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	26µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.7g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	130kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	98g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	5.45g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Magnesium	33mg	35mg	0%
Sugar		1.23g	N/A
Starch		0.9g	0%
Vitamin B3	1.923mg	1.85mg	0%
Trans fat		0.068g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	0.046mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	0.459mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	0.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	0.762mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.257mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.413mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	0.523mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.22mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.674g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.504g	0.271g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.114g	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