Shark vs. Snapper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shark and snapper different?

Shark is richer in vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat, while snapper is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Snapper covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 95% more than shark.
Shark contains 24 times more vitamin B2 than snapper. Shark contains 0.097mg of vitamin B2, while snapper contains 0.004mg.
Snapper is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, snapper, mixed species, 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.

Shark

Snapper

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+362.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+194.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+236.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.046mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.44mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~201mg

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

Snapper

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+704.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+189.3%

~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	1.21µg	3.5µg	95%
Selenium	34µg	49µg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	0.588g	21%
Fats	13.82g	1.72g	19%
Protein	18.62g	26.3g	15%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	0.346mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.322g	14%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.365g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.46mg	12%
Potassium	155mg	522mg	11%
Iron	1.11mg	0.24mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.004mg	7%
Calories	228kcal	128kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.87mg	5%
Cholesterol	59mg	47mg	4%
Sodium	122mg	57mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.6mg	2%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Vitamin A	54µg	35µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.053mg	2%
Folate	15µg	6µg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	37mg	1%
Calcium	50mg	40mg	1%
Phosphorus	194mg	201mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.017mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	49kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	78g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.5	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.042mg	0.046mg	0%
Zinc	0.48mg	0.44mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.294mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	1.153mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.212mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	2.137mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.415mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.778mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	1.027mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.355mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.774mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.048g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.273g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.022g	N/A