Snapper vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between snapper and lobster

Snapper has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, lobster is richer in copper, selenium, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
Lobster covers your daily copper needs 167% more than snapper.
Lobster has 4 times less vitamin B6 than snapper. Snapper has 0.46mg of vitamin B6, while lobster has 0.119mg.
Snapper contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, snapper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, 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.

Snapper

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+127%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140%
Contains more IronIron	+20.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3269.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+820.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+282.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~185mg

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.

Snapper

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+286.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+144.8%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+428.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.046mg	1.55mg	167%
Vitamin B12	3.5µg	1.43µg	86%
Selenium	49µg	73.1µg	44%
Cholesterol	47mg	146mg	33%
Zinc	0.44mg	4.05mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.119mg	26%
Sodium	57mg	486mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	1.667mg	16%
Protein	26.3g	19g	15%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Potassium	522mg	230mg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.346mg	1.83mg	9%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Calcium	40mg	96mg	6%
Vitamin A	35µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.053mg	0.023mg	3%
Calories	128kcal	89kcal	2%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Phosphorus	201mg	185mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.065mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.588g	0.34g	2%
Fats	1.72g	0.86g	1%
Magnesium	37mg	43mg	1%
Iron	0.24mg	0.29mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.004mg	0.017mg	1%
Folate	6µg	11µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.365g	0.208g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	78g	112g	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.322g	0.253g	0%
Tryptophan	0.294mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.153mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.212mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	2.137mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	2.415mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.027mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.355mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.774mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.048g	0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.273g	0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.022g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A