Herring vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are herring and lobster different?

Herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and phosphorus, while lobster is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 488% more than lobster.
Herring contains 214 times more vitamin D* than lobster. Herring contains 214 IU of vitamin D*, while lobster contains 1 IU.
Herring is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, 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.

Herring

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82.2%
Contains more IronIron	+386.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1213.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+218.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

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.

Herring

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+387%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1658.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+818.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+125.3%

~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	1.43µg	488%
Copper	0.118mg	1.55mg	159%
Selenium	46.8µg	73.1µg	48%
Vitamin D*	214 IU	1 IU	27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg	0µg	27%
Zinc	1.27mg	4.05mg	25%
Cholesterol	77mg	146mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.017mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	1.667mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.119mg	18%
Fats	11.59g	0.86g	17%
Phosphorus	303mg	185mg	17%
Sodium	115mg	486mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.34g	16%
Iron	1.41mg	0.29mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	1.83mg	14%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.208g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.253g	11%
Protein	23.03g	19g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.023mg	7%
Calories	203kcal	89kcal	6%
Potassium	419mg	230mg	6%
Vitamin A	36µg	1µg	4%
Calcium	74mg	96mg	2%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	1mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.065mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	112g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.9	N/A
Magnesium	41mg	43mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Folate	12µg	11µg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Choline	83.3mg	80.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A