Scallops vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallops and bluefish different?

Scallops are higher in phosphorus; however, bluefish is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for bluefish is 170% higher.
Scallops contain 9 times more sodium than bluefish. While scallops contain 667mg of sodium, bluefish contains only 77mg.

Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

Scallops

Bluefish

Contains more ZincZinc	+49%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+51.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.7%

~equal in Calcium ~9mg

~equal in Iron ~0.62mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.027mg

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

Bluefish

Contains more FolateFolate

+900%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+458.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+573.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+189.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	6.22µg	170%
Selenium	21.7µg	46.8µg	46%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	7.247mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.464mg	27%
Sodium	667mg	77mg	26%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Phosphorus	426mg	291mg	19%
Vitamin A	2µg	138µg	15%
Cholesterol	41mg	76mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.955mg	12%
Protein	20.54g	25.69g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.358g	8%
Fats	0.84g	5.44g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.097mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	2.297g	6%
Potassium	314mg	477mg	5%
Zinc	1.55mg	1.04mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.067mg	5%
Folate	20µg	2µg	5%
Copper	0.033mg	0.068mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.218g	1.172g	4%
Calories	111kcal	159kcal	2%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Magnesium	37mg	42mg	1%
Iron	0.58mg	0.62mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Calcium	10mg	9mg	0%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.027mg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A