Shrimp vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between shrimp and herring

Shrimp is higher in copper and choline; however, herring is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D*, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B3.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 478% higher.
Shrimp has 8 times more sodium than herring. While shrimp has 947mg of sodium, herring has only 115mg.
Herring has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Shrimp

Herring

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23%
Contains more CopperCopper	+118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+10.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.5%
Contains more IronIron	+340.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~303mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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

Herring

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+5300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+691.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	13.14µg	478%
Cholesterol	211mg	77mg	45%
Sodium	947mg	115mg	36%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	5.4µg	27%
Vitamin D*	4 IU	214 IU	26%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.299mg	21%
Copper	0.258mg	0.118mg	16%
Fats	1.7g	11.59g	15%
Iron	0.32mg	1.41mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	2.735g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	4.79g	11%
Saturated fat	0.521g	2.615g	10%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	4.124mg	9%
Choline	135.4mg	83.3mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.348mg	8%
Potassium	170mg	419mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.112mg	7%
Vitamin A	90µg	36µg	6%
Vitamin E	2.2mg	1.37mg	6%
Selenium	49.5µg	46.8µg	5%
Calories	119kcal	203kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.74mg	4%
Zinc	1.63mg	1.27mg	3%
Folate	24µg	12µg	3%
Calcium	91mg	74mg	2%
Protein	22.78g	23.03g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Magnesium	37mg	41mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	2.9	N/A
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	306mg	303mg	0%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.04mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.135g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.141g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.071g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.012g		N/A