Caviar vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between caviar and shad?
- Caviar is higher in vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet shad is higher in vitamin B3.
- Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 827% more.
- Caviar has 23 times more sodium than shad. While caviar has 1500mg of sodium, shad has only 65mg.
We used Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular and Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat types in this article.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +689.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +358.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +858.1% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +34.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +102.1% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +40% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +171.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +652.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +101.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +304.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +14185.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +194.1% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +8874.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +44.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 20µg | 0.14µg | 828% |
| Cholesterol | 588mg | 96mg | 164% |
| Iron | 11.88mg | 1.24mg | 133% |
| Choline | 490.9mg | 89% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.12mg | 10.769mg | 67% |
| Magnesium | 300mg | 38mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1500mg | 65mg | 62% |
| Vitamin B5 | 3.5mg | 0.865mg | 53% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.405g | 49% | |
| Selenium | 65.5µg | 46.8µg | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 271µg | 36µg | 26% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.62mg | 0.308mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 275mg | 60mg | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 4.06g | 18% | |
| Vitamin D | 117IU | 15% | |
| Vitamin D | 2.9µg | 15% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.89mg | 13% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.631g | 12% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.32mg | 0.462mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 181mg | 492mg | 9% |
| Folate | 50µg | 17µg | 8% |
| Protein | 24.6g | 21.71g | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.95mg | 0.47mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.11mg | 0.082mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.6µg | 1% | |
| Calories | 264kcal | 252kcal | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.19mg | 0.183mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 356mg | 349mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 4g | 0g | 1% |
| Fats | 17.9g | 17.65g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4g | 0g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.05mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.323mg | 0.243mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.263mg | 0.952mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.035mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.133mg | 1.764mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.834mg | 1.993mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.646mg | 0.642mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.071mg | 0.847mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.263mg | 1.118mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.649mg | 0.639mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 2.741g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 3.8g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.229g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +13.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +322.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +24.7% |
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Fats
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