Herring vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between herring and shrimp

Herring is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B3; however, shrimp is richer in copper and choline.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 478% higher.
Herring has 54 times more vitamin D* than shrimp. While herring has 214 IU of vitamin D*, shrimp has only 4 IU.
Shrimp has less saturated fat.
Herring has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.5%
Contains more IronIron	+340.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23%
Contains more CopperCopper	+118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~306mg

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+691.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	1.66µg	478%
Cholesterol	77mg	211mg	45%
Sodium	115mg	947mg	36%
Vitamin D	5.4µg	0.1µg	27%
Vitamin D*	214 IU	4 IU	26%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.024mg	21%
Copper	0.118mg	0.258mg	16%
Fats	11.59g	1.7g	15%
Iron	1.41mg	0.32mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	0.59g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	0.361g	11%
Saturated fat	2.615g	0.521g	10%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	2.678mg	9%
Choline	83.3mg	135.4mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.242mg	8%
Potassium	419mg	170mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.032mg	7%
Vitamin A	36µg	90µg	6%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	2.2mg	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	49.5µg	5%
Calories	203kcal	119kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.519mg	4%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.63mg	3%
Folate	12µg	24µg	3%
Calcium	74mg	91mg	2%
Protein	23.03g	22.78g	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Magnesium	41mg	37mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Phosphorus	303mg	306mg	0%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.049mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A