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Crayfish vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crayfish and shad

  • Crayfish has more vitamin B12, copper, manganese, and zinc, while shad has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
  • Crayfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 84% higher.
  • Shad contains 10 times less manganese than crayfish. Crayfish contains 0.522mg of manganese, while shad contains 0.054mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in shad is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 18% 43% 47% 27% 13% 150% 8.5% 7% 255%
Contains more CopperCopper +735.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +274.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +866.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.2%
Contains more IronIron +49.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.5%
~equal in Calcium ~60mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 12% 0% 0% 46% 71% 202% 52% 107% 18% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1435.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +158.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +262.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +372.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +507.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crayfish Shad DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.15µg 0.14µg 84%
Copper 0.685mg 0.082mg 67%
Vitamin B3 2.28mg 10.769mg 53%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.462mg 30%
Fats 1.2g 17.65g 25%
Manganese 0.522mg 0.054mg 20%
Selenium 36.7µg 46.8µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.308mg 17%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Cholesterol 133mg 96mg 12%
Zinc 1.76mg 0.47mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.183mg 11%
Phosphorus 270mg 349mg 11%
Protein 16.77g 21.71g 10%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 10%
Calories 82kcal 252kcal 9%
Folate 44µg 17µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.865mg 6%
Potassium 296mg 492mg 6%
Iron 0.83mg 1.24mg 5%
Vitamin A 15µg 36µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 2%
Sodium 94mg 65mg 1%
Magnesium 33mg 38mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.181g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.244g 1%
Calcium 60mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.243mg 0%
Threonine 0.676mg 0.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.811mg 1mg 0%
Leucine 1.329mg 1.764mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 1.993mg 0%
Methionine 0.472mg 0.642mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.706mg 0.847mg 0%
Valine 0.786mg 1.118mg 0%
Histidine 0.341mg 0.639mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.047g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
Shad
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22% 18% 59%
Protein: 21.71 g
Fats: 17.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.22 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +34%
Contains more OtherOther +87.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1370.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/nutrients
  2. Shad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174243/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.