Shrimp vs. Wolffish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between shrimp and wolffish

Shrimp has more copper, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, wolffish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and potassium.
Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 51% more than wolffish.
Wolffish contains 11 times less calcium than shrimp. Shrimp contains 91mg of calcium, while wolffish contains 8mg.
Wolffish has less sodium.
The glycemic index of shrimp is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, wolffish, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shrimp

Wolffish

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1037.5%
Contains more IronIron	+166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+597.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+126.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shrimp

Wolffish

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+304.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+41.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.598mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	211mg	59mg	51%
Sodium	947mg	109mg	36%
Vitamin B12	1.66µg	2.35µg	29%
Copper	0.258mg	0.037mg	25%
Choline	135.4mg		25%
Vitamin B6	0.242mg	0.462mg	17%
Vitamin E	2.2mg		15%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.208mg	15%
Calcium	91mg	8mg	8%
Phosphorus	306mg	256mg	7%
Potassium	170mg	385mg	6%
Zinc	1.63mg	1mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.024mg	0.097mg	6%
Selenium	49.5µg	46.8µg	5%
Folate	24µg	6µg	5%
Vitamin A	90µg	130µg	4%
Iron	0.32mg	0.12mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.519mg	0.658mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.59g	1.083g	3%
Fats	1.7g	3.06g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.361g	1.072g	2%
Protein	22.78g	22.44g	1%
Carbs	1.52g	0g	1%
Vitamin D*	4 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Manganese	0.049mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.678mg	2.598mg	1%
Calories	119kcal	123kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	52kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	4.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.52g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	37mg	38mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.035g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.521g	0.468g	0%
Tryptophan	0.26mg	0.251mg	0%
Threonine	0.904mg	0.984mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.05mg	1.034mg	0%
Leucine	1.95mg	1.824mg	0%
Lysine	2.172mg	2.061mg	0%
Methionine	0.665mg	0.664mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.992mg	0.876mg	0%
Valine	1.067mg	1.156mg	0%
Histidine	0.501mg	0.661mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.135g	0.393g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.141g	0.405g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.012g		N/A