Scallops vs. Whiting — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between scallops and whiting

Scallops have more phosphorus and zinc, while whiting has more selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B6, and calcium.
Whiting covers your daily need for selenium, 35% more than scallops.
Scallops contain 5 times more sodium than whiting. While scallops contain 667mg of sodium, whiting contains only 132mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed and Fish, whiting, mixed species, 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

Whiting

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37%
Contains more IronIron	+38.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+192.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+520%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+348.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.4%

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

Whiting

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	21.7µg	41.1µg	35%
Sodium	667mg	132mg	23%
Phosphorus	426mg	285mg	20%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	2.6µg	19%
Cholesterol	41mg	84mg	14%
Vitamin D*	2 IU	73 IU	9%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.8µg	9%
Zinc	1.55mg	0.53mg	9%
Protein	20.54g	23.48g	6%
Calcium	10mg	62mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.012mg	0.068mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.112mg	0.18mg	5%
Choline	110.7mg	83.3mg	5%
Potassium	314mg	434mg	4%
Vitamin A	2µg	38µg	4%
Manganese	0.029mg	0.13mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.076mg	1.67mg	4%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.38mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.06mg	3%
Carbs	5.41g	0g	2%
Magnesium	37mg	27mg	2%
Iron	0.58mg	0.42mg	2%
Starch	3.69g		2%
Vitamin B5	0.366mg	0.25mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.222g	0.587g	2%
Fats	0.84g	1.69g	1%
Copper	0.033mg	0.04mg	1%
Folate	20µg	15µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.218g	0.4g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.082g	0.445g	1%
Calories	111kcal	116kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	54kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	90g	86g	N/A
Net carbs	5.41g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.629mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.692mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.226mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	1.258mg	2.156mg	0%
Methionine	0.487mg	0.695mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.597mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.645mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.314mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.072g	0.283g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.104g	0.235g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A