Scallops vs. Sea bass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scallops and sea bass different?

Scallops are richer in phosphorus and zinc, while sea bass is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
Sea bass covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 94% more than scallops.
Scallops contain 8 times more sodium than sea bass. Scallops contain 667mg of sodium, while sea bass contains 88mg.

Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, bass, striped, 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.

Scallops

Sea bass

Contains more ZincZinc	+203.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+52.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90%
Contains more IronIron	+86.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.7%

~equal in Potassium ~328mg

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

Sea bass

Contains more FolateFolate

+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+858.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+137.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.1%

~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	4.41µg	94%
Selenium	21.7µg	46.8µg	46%
Phosphorus	426mg	254mg	25%
Sodium	667mg	88mg	25%
Cholesterol	41mg	103mg	21%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.346mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.865mg	10%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.51mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.115mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	2.558mg	9%
Iron	0.58mg	1.08mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.005g	5%
Protein	20.54g	22.73g	4%
Fats	0.84g	2.99g	3%
Magnesium	37mg	51mg	3%
Vitamin A	2µg	31µg	3%
Folate	20µg	10µg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.65g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.846g	2%
Calories	111kcal	124kcal	1%
Calcium	10mg	19mg	1%
Copper	0.033mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.037mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Potassium	314mg	328mg	0%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.255mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	0.997mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.848mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.088mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.673mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.887mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.171mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.669mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.217g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.75g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A