Shrimp vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shrimp and catfish?

Shrimp is richer in selenium, copper, choline, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin E, and calcium, yet catfish is richer in vitamin B12.
Shrimp's daily need coverage for selenium is 72% higher.
Shrimp has 10 times more calcium than catfish. Shrimp has 91mg of calcium, while catfish has 9mg.
Catfish contains less sodium.
Catfish has a lower glycemic index than shrimp.

We used Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Shrimp

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+911.1%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+561.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+400%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+115.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

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.

Shrimp

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+126.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+316.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+525%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.548mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	49.5µg	9.9µg	72%
Cholesterol	211mg	66mg	48%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	2.78µg	47%
Sodium	947mg	119mg	36%
Copper	0.258mg	0.039mg	24%
Zinc	1.63mg	0.58mg	10%
Vitamin A	90µg	1µg	10%
Choline	135.4mg	78.7mg	10%
Protein	22.78g	18.44g	9%
Fats	1.7g	7.19g	8%
Calcium	91mg	9mg	8%
Phosphorus	306mg	247mg	8%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	0.97mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	3.115g	7%
Potassium	170mg	366mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.1mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.811mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.177mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.521g	1.586g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	1.354g	5%
Magnesium	37mg	23mg	3%
Folate	24µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	2.5µg	2%
Calories	119kcal	144kcal	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Vitamin D*	4 IU	10 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.3µg	1%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.018mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.024mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	2.548mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Iron	0.32mg	0.28mg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g	0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g	0.049g	N/A