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Herring vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between herring and scup

  • Herring has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, fats, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and copper, while scup has more vitamin B3.
  • Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12 480% more than scup.
  • Herring contains 3 times more fats than scup. While herring contains 11.59g of fats, scup contains only 3.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 22% 37% 53% 39% 35% 130% 15% 5.2% 255%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.9%
Contains more IronIron +107.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 2.3% 81% 12% 27% 28% 69% 77% 44% 80% 1643% 0.25% 9%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 10% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +711.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +41.7%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.346mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Herring Scup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.14µg 1.62µg 480%
Vitamin D* 214 IU 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.735g 18%
Choline 83.3mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0.122mg 14%
Fats 11.59g 3.5g 12%
Saturated fat 2.615g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.79g 12%
Iron 1.41mg 0.68mg 9%
Phosphorus 303mg 237mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.37mg 9%
Copper 0.118mg 0.065mg 6%
Zinc 1.27mg 0.62mg 6%
Vitamin B3 4.124mg 4.994mg 5%
Calories 203kcal 135kcal 3%
Cholesterol 77mg 67mg 3%
Magnesium 41mg 29mg 3%
Sodium 115mg 54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.865mg 3%
Protein 23.03g 24.21g 2%
Calcium 74mg 51mg 2%
Potassium 419mg 368mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 36µg 31µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.127mg 1%
Folate 12µg 17µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 11g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 88kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 49g 74g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.9 N/A
Manganese 0.04mg 0.045mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.346mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.258mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 1.01mg 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.061mg 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 1.872mg 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 2.115mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.682mg 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.899mg 0.945mg 0%
Valine 1.187mg 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.678mg 0.713mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.909g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 1.105g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.071g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 12% 64%
Protein: 23.03 g
Fats: 11.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.16 g
Other: 1.22 g
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +231.1%
~equal in Protein ~24.21g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.42g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Herring - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175117/nutrients
  2. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.