Rockfish vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between rockfish and shrimp

Rockfish has more selenium, vitamin D* and vitamin B2; however, shrimp is richer in copper, vitamin E, zinc, choline, and vitamin A.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 50% more.
Rockfish contains 46 times more vitamin D* than shrimp. Rockfish contains 183 IU of vitamin D*, while shrimp contains 4 IU.
Rockfish contains less cholesterol.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of shrimp is 50, while the glycemic index of rockfish is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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.

Rockfish

Shrimp

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+174.7%
Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+53.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+435.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+529.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+279.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+276.9%

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.

Rockfish

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+4500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+841.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.678mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.242mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.66µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	61mg	211mg	50%
Selenium	76.2µg	49.5µg	49%
Sodium	89mg	947mg	37%
Copper	0.041mg	0.258mg	24%
Vitamin D	4.6µg	0.1µg	23%
Vitamin D*	183 IU	4 IU	22%
Vitamin B2	0.226mg	0.024mg	16%
Vitamin E	0.44mg	2.2mg	12%
Zinc	0.43mg	1.63mg	11%
Choline	78.7mg	135.4mg	10%
Potassium	467mg	170mg	9%
Vitamin A	5µg	90µg	9%
Phosphorus	248mg	306mg	8%
Calcium	17mg	91mg	7%
Folate	10µg	24µg	4%
Vitamin B12	1.59µg	1.66µg	3%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.049mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.404mg	0.519mg	2%
Calories	109kcal	119kcal	1%
Protein	22.23g	22.78g	1%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Magnesium	33mg	37mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.897mg	2.678mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.485g	0.59g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	92g	84g	N/A
Fats	1.62g	1.7g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Iron	0.36mg	0.32mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.032mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.241mg	0.242mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.025g	0.035g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.42g	0.521g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.466g	0.361g	0%
Tryptophan	0.296mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.014mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.835mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.188mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.707mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.935mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.106mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.502mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.107g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.238g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.027g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g	0.012g	N/A