Shark vs. Crayfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between shark and crayfish

Shark has more vitamin B6; however, crayfish has more copper, vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, and folate.
Crayfish's daily need coverage for copper is 71% more.
Shark has 18 times more saturated fat than crayfish. Shark has 3.205g of saturated fat, while crayfish has 0.181g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.

Shark

Crayfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.3%
Contains more IronIron	+33.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1531%
Contains more ZincZinc	+266.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+944%

~equal in Selenium ~36.7µg

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.

Shark

Crayfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+294.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+77.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+193.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.58mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.042mg	0.685mg	71%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	2.15µg	39%
Cholesterol	59mg	133mg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.367g	22%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.522mg	21%
Fats	13.82g	1.2g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.076mg	17%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.181g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.244g	14%
Zinc	0.48mg	1.76mg	12%
Phosphorus	194mg	270mg	11%
Vitamin E		1.5mg	10%
Calories	228kcal	82kcal	7%
Folate	15µg	44µg	7%
Selenium	34µg	36.7µg	5%
Protein	18.62g	16.77g	4%
Potassium	155mg	296mg	4%
Iron	1.11mg	0.83mg	4%
Vitamin A	54µg	15µg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	2.28mg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Magnesium	43mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.05mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Calcium	50mg	60mg	1%
Sodium	122mg	94mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.58mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	122g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.676mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	0.811mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.329mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.472mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.706mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	0.786mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.341mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.119g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0g	N/A