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Lobster vs Beef
CALORIC DENSITY
Lobster, northern, raw
Beef, ground, 95% ln meat / 5% fat, raw
0.9
1.37
15147
23557

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Lobster
Beef
Protein = 42g
Protein = 31g
Carbohydrates = 1g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 2g
Fat = 7g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 3g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Polyunsaturated = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 3g
Nutrient lobster beef
Protein 42g 31g
Carbohydrate 1g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 2g 7g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 7g
Polyunsat. Fat 0g 0g
Saturated Fat 0g 3g
lobster
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 42%
Choline = 24%
Vitamin A = 7%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 27%
Vitamin E = 3%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 1%
Nutrientlobsterbeef
Choline42%24%
Vitamin A7%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E27%3%
Vitamin K0%1%

Lobster have significantly more Vitamins A, E than beef. Lobster are a good source of Vitamin E, Niacin, Calcium. Lobster are a great source of Pantothenic Acid, Zinc, Phosphorus. Lobster are an excellent source of Vitamin B12. Beef are a good source of Riboflavin. Beef are a great source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus, Iron. Beef are an excellent source of Vitamin B12.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 1%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 10%
Vitamin B2 = 21%
Vitamin B3 = 27%
Vitamin B3 = 67%
Vitamin B5 = 72%
Vitamin B5 = 19%
Vitamin B6 = 13%
Vitamin B6 = 52%
Vitamin B12 = 103%
Vitamin B12 = 164%
Nutrientlobsterbeef
Vitamin B11%6%
Vitamin B210%21%
Vitamin B327%67%
Vitamin B572%19%
Vitamin B613%52%
Vitamin B12103%164%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 44%
Sodium = 6%
Potassium = 17%
Potassium = 14%
Calcium = 21%
Calcium = 3%
Magnesium = 17%
Magnesium = 9%
Phosphorus = 55%
Phosphorus = 50%
Iron = 11%
Iron = 58%
Manganese = 5%
Manganese = 1%
Selenium = 204%
Selenium = 56%
Copper = 370%
Copper = 11%
Zinc = 71%
Zinc = 79%
Nutrientlobsterbeef
Sodium44%6%
Potasium17%14%
Calcium21%3%
Magnesium17%9%
Phosphorus55%50%
Iron11%58%
Manganese5%1%
Selenium204%56%
Copper370%11%
Zinc71%79%

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