Scallops vs. Abalone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between scallops and abalone?

Scallops are richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus, yet abalone is richer in selenium, vitamin B5, iron, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Scallops' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 61% higher.
Scallops have 2 times more phosphorus than abalone. Scallops have 426mg of phosphorus, while abalone has 217mg.
Scallops contain less cholesterol.

We used Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Mollusks, abalone, mixed species, cooked, fried 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.

Scallops

Abalone

Contains more ZincZinc	+63.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+51.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+270%
Contains more IronIron	+555.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+590.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+141.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+138.7%

~equal in Potassium ~284mg

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.

Scallops

Abalone

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+211.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+684.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	0.69µg	61%
Selenium	21.7µg	51.8µg	55%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	2.87mg	50%
Iron	0.58mg	3.8mg	40%
Phosphorus	426mg	217mg	30%
Copper	0.033mg	0.228mg	22%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Cholesterol	41mg	94mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.22mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.676g	10%
Fats	0.84g	6.78g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.13mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	2.741g	7%
Saturated fat	0.218g	1.646g	6%
Magnesium	37mg	56mg	5%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.95mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	1.9mg	5%
Calories	111kcal	189kcal	4%
Calcium	10mg	37mg	3%
Sodium	667mg	591mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.15mg	3%
Protein	20.54g	19.63g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Carbs	5.41g	11.05g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.07mg	2%
Folate	20µg	14µg	2%
Potassium	314mg	284mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	96kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	11.05g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.224mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	0.838mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	0.854mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.386mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	1.433mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.715mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	0.86mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.378mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.054g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.046g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A