Oysters, canned leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Oysters, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Abalone, raw for more protein and less saturated fat.
Pick Oysters, canned for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN16.29 g10.38 g
- Carbohydrate5.72 g5.75 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat0.72 g3.63 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.14 g0.93 g
- Sodiumless is better286.67 mg164.71 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better238.1 mg336.76 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better29.52 mg66.18 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better3.04 mg9.85 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better45.71 mg79.41 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better1.9 mg7.35 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

