Milkfish vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between milkfish and shad?

Milkfish is higher in vitamin B12 and protein, yet shad is higher in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, fats, and iron.
Milkfish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 130% more.
The amount of cholesterol in milkfish is lower.

We used Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milkfish

Shad

Contains more ZincZinc

+123.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.6%
Contains more IronIron	+202.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+86.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+107.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Calcium ~60mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Milkfish

Shad

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+2235.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1043.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+346.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~36µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.462mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.27µg	0.14µg	130%
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Phosphorus	208mg	349mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.308mg	18%
Vitamin B3	8.256mg	10.769mg	16%
Fats	8.63g	17.65g	14%
Vitamin B1	0.016mg	0.183mg	14%
Cholesterol	67mg	96mg	10%
Iron	0.41mg	1.24mg	10%
Protein	26.32g	21.71g	9%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.47mg	5%
Copper	0.044mg	0.082mg	4%
Calories	190kcal	252kcal	3%
Potassium	374mg	492mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.488mg	0.462mg	2%
Calcium	65mg	60mg	1%
Sodium	92mg	65mg	1%
Manganese	0.026mg	0.054mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	116kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	40g	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Vitamin A	33µg	36µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Folate	18µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.295mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	1.154mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.213mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	2.139mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.417mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	0.779mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.028mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.356mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.639mg	0%