Scallops vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scallops and herring

Scallops are richer in phosphorus, while herring is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Herring covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 458% more than scallops.
Scallops have 6 times more sodium than herring. Scallops have 667mg of sodium, while herring has 115mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Herring

Contains more ZincZinc	+22%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+640%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.4%
Contains more IronIron	+143.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+115.7%

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

Herring

Contains more FolateFolate

+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+102.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+210.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+511.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	13.14µg	458%
Selenium	21.7µg	46.8µg	46%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	214 IU	27%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.4µg	27%
Sodium	667mg	115mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.299mg	21%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	4.124mg	19%
Phosphorus	426mg	303mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.348mg	18%
Fats	0.84g	11.59g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	2.735g	17%
Cholesterol	41mg	77mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	4.79g	12%
Saturated fat	0.218g	2.615g	11%
Iron	0.58mg	1.41mg	10%
Copper	0.033mg	0.118mg	9%
Vitamin E	0mg	1.37mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.112mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.74mg	7%
Calcium	10mg	74mg	6%
Calories	111kcal	203kcal	5%
Protein	20.54g	23.03g	5%
Choline	110.7mg	83.3mg	5%
Vitamin A	2µg	36µg	4%
Potassium	314mg	419mg	3%
Zinc	1.55mg	1.27mg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Folate	20µg	12µg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Magnesium	37mg	41mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.029mg	0.04mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.071g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A