Lobster vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lobster and herring different?

Lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B5, while herring is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Herring covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 488% more than lobster.
Lobster contains 13 times more copper than herring. Lobster contains 1.55mg of copper, while herring contains 0.118mg.
Herring is lower in cholesterol.

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

Lobster

Herring

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%

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

~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

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

Herring

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+125.3%

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	+∞%

~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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