Lobster vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lobster and sardines?

Lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, while sardines are higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin D* and vitamin B3.
Sardines' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 313% higher.
Sardines have 8 times less copper than lobster. Lobster has 1.55mg of copper, while sardines have 0.186mg.

We used Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist heat and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone types in this comparison.

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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.

Lobster

Sardines

Contains more CopperCopper	+733.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+209.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+297.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+72.6%
Contains more IronIron	+906.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+164.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~39mg

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.

Lobster

Sardines

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+159.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+104%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+186.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+525.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.43µg	8.94µg	313%
Copper	1.55mg	0.186mg	152%
Phosphorus	185mg	490mg	44%
Selenium	73.1µg	52.7µg	37%
Iron	0.29mg	2.92mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.34g	5.148g	32%
Calcium	96mg	382mg	29%
Zinc	4.05mg	1.31mg	25%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	193 IU	24%
Vitamin D	0µg	4.8µg	24%
Vitamin B3	1.83mg	5.245mg	21%
Vitamin B5	1.667mg	0.642mg	21%
Fats	0.86g	11.45g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.017mg	0.227mg	16%
Protein	19g	24.62g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.253g	3.869g	9%
Sodium	486mg	307mg	8%
Vitamin E	1mg	2.04mg	7%
Calories	89kcal	208kcal	6%
Saturated fat	0.208g	1.528g	6%
Potassium	230mg	397mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.08mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.119mg	0.167mg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	32µg	3%
Manganese	0.065mg	0.108mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.6µg	2%
Cholesterol	146mg	142mg	1%
Magnesium	43mg	39mg	1%
Choline	80.9mg	75mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	112g	48g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	5.9	N/A
Folate	11µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat	0.013g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.248mg	0.276mg	0%
Threonine	0.753mg	1.079mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.832mg	1.134mg	0%
Leucine	1.376mg	2.001mg	0%
Lysine	1.426mg	2.26mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.729mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.782mg	0.961mg	0%
Valine	0.852mg	1.268mg	0%
Histidine	0.475mg	0.725mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.117g	0.473g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.078g	0.509g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	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