Halibut vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between halibut and shad

Halibut has more vitamin B12, while shad has more vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and calcium.
Shad's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 55% higher.
Shad contains 7 times less vitamin B12 than halibut. Halibut contains 0.96µg of vitamin B12, while shad contains 0.14µg.
The amount of cholesterol in halibut is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, halibut, greenland, 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.

Halibut

Shad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+43%
Contains more IronIron	+45.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+260%

~equal in Zinc ~0.47mg

~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.

Halibut

Shad

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+585.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+150.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+199%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+460%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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 B3	1.923mg	10.769mg	55%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	0.14µg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	10.742g		27%
Phosphorus	210mg	349mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.103mg	0.308mg	16%
Saturated fat	3.102g		14%
Vitamin B5	0.288mg	0.865mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.753g		12%
Cholesterol	59mg	96mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.073mg	0.183mg	9%
Protein	18.42g	21.71g	7%
Calcium	4mg	60mg	6%
Iron	0.85mg	1.24mg	5%
Copper	0.038mg	0.082mg	5%
Potassium	344mg	492mg	4%
Folate	1µg	17µg	4%
Sodium	103mg	65mg	2%
Vitamin A	18µg	36µg	2%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.054mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.462mg	2%
Calories	239kcal	252kcal	1%
Magnesium	33mg	38mg	1%
Fats	17.74g	17.65g	0%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.47mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	0.808mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	1.497mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	1.692mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	0.545mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.719mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	0.949mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.542mg	0.639mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.674g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.504g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.114g		N/A