Chinook salmon vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chinook salmon and shad

Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, magnesium, and vitamin A; however, shad is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B1.
Chinook salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 114% more than shad.
Shad contains 4 times less vitamin A than chinook salmon. Chinook salmon contains 496IU of vitamin A, while shad contains 120IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shad, american, 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.

Chinook salmon

Shad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+221.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+114.3%
Contains more IronIron	+36.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+184.2%

~equal in Potassium ~492mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~349mg

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

~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.

Chinook salmon

Shad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+313.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1950%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~10.769mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.462mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.14µg	114%
Magnesium	122mg	38mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g		18%
Saturated fat	3.214g		15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g		14%
Vitamin A	149µg	36µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.308mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.183mg	12%
Protein	25.72g	21.71g	8%
Fats	13.38g	17.65g	7%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	10.769mg	5%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Folate	35µg	17µg	5%
Iron	0.91mg	1.24mg	4%
Cholesterol	85mg	96mg	4%
Phosphorus	371mg	349mg	3%
Calcium	28mg	60mg	3%
Copper	0.053mg	0.082mg	3%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.054mg	2%
Calories	231kcal	252kcal	1%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.47mg	1%
Potassium	505mg	492mg	0%
Sodium	60mg	65mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.462mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.639mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g		N/A