Oysters vs. Carp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oysters and carp different?

Oysters has more zinc, vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, and manganese; however, carp is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium.
Oysters covers your daily need for zinc, 697% more than carp.
Oysters has 78 times more copper than carp. Oysters has 5.707mg of copper, while carp has 0.073mg.

Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, carp, 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.

Oysters

Carp

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+123.1%
Contains more IronIron	+479.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+7717.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+4036.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1082%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+143.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

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.

Oysters

Carp

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+160%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1090.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+259%
Contains more FolateFolate	+21.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	1.9mg	697%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	1.47µg	668%
Copper	5.707mg	0.073mg	626%
Iron	9.21mg	1.59mg	95%
Phosphorus	194mg	531mg	48%
Selenium	39.5µg	16.2µg	42%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.05mg	24%
Choline	130mg		24%
Protein	11.42g	22.86g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.219mg	12%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.14mg	9%
Potassium	139mg	427mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.07mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.87mg	8%
Fats	3.42g	7.17g	6%
Calcium	116mg	52mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	2.985g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	1.835g	5%
Sodium	166mg	63mg	4%
Calories	102kcal	162kcal	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.6mg	2%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Cholesterol	79mg	84mg	2%
Vitamin A	26µg	10µg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	2.1mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Saturated fat	0.948g	1.388g	2%
Magnesium	35mg	38mg	1%
Folate	14µg	17µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	71kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	98g	62g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	3.5	N/A
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.256mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.002mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.858mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.1mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.677mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.893mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.178mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.673mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.305g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.146g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A