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Ling fish vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ling fish and shad

  • Ling fish has more vitamin B12, magnesium, and copper; however, shad is higher in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Shad covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 50% more than ling fish.
  • Ling fish has 5 times more vitamin B12 than shad. While ling fish has 0.65µg of vitamin B12, shad has only 0.14µg.
  • Ling fish has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, ling, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
Shad
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +113.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +72%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +49.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.1%
~equal in Potassium ~492mg
~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.
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% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
Shad
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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 B12Vitamin B12 +364.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +284.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~36µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ling fish Shad DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 2.801mg 10.769mg 50%
Fats 0.82g 17.65g 26%
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 0.14µg 21%
Cholesterol 51mg 96mg 15%
Phosphorus 254mg 349mg 14%
Magnesium 81mg 38mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.369mg 0.865mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.351mg 0.462mg 9%
Calories 111kcal 252kcal 7%
Copper 0.141mg 0.082mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.231mg 0.308mg 6%
Protein 24.35g 21.71g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.183mg 5%
Sodium 173mg 65mg 5%
Zinc 1mg 0.47mg 5%
Iron 0.83mg 1.24mg 5%
Calcium 44mg 60mg 2%
Folate 8µg 17µg 2%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.054mg 1%
Potassium 486mg 492mg 0%
Vitamin A 35µg 36µg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.273mg 0.243mg 0%
Threonine 1.067mg 0.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.122mg 1mg 0%
Leucine 1.979mg 1.764mg 0%
Lysine 2.236mg 1.993mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.642mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.95mg 0.847mg 0%
Valine 1.254mg 1.118mg 0%
Histidine 0.717mg 0.639mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 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 ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more WaterWater +24.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2052.4%
Contains more OtherOther +49.5%
~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. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/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.

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