Scallops vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between scallops and halibut?

Scallops are richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and zinc, yet halibut is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Scallops' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 50% higher.
Scallops have 6 times more sodium than halibut. Scallops have 667mg of sodium, while halibut has 103mg.

We used Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat 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

Halibut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+203.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+102.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+93.3%

Contains more IronIron	+46.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.7%

~equal in Potassium ~344mg

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

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1900%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+329.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+333%

~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	0.96µg	50%
Selenium	21.7µg	46.8µg	46%
Phosphorus	426mg	210mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.485mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	10.742g	27%
Fats	0.84g	17.74g	26%
Sodium	667mg	103mg	25%
Choline	110.7mg		20%
Saturated fat	0.218g	3.102g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	1.753g	10%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.51mg	9%
Calories	111kcal	239kcal	6%
Cholesterol	41mg	59mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.103mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.073mg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	1.923mg	5%
Folate	20µg	1µg	5%
Protein	20.54g	18.42g	4%
Iron	0.58mg	0.85mg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Vitamin A	2µg	18µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.288mg	2%
Magnesium	37mg	33mg	1%
Calcium	10mg	4mg	1%
Potassium	314mg	344mg	1%
Copper	0.033mg	0.038mg	1%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.015mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	7.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	130kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	4	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.114g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A