Shad vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shad and chinook salmon

Shad has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B1; however, chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B12, magnesium, and vitamin A.
Chinook salmon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 114% more than shad.
Chinook salmon contains 4 times less vitamin B1 than shad. Shad contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while chinook salmon contains 0.044mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, 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.

Shad

Chinook salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+114.3%
Contains more IronIron	+36.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+184.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+221.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.1%

~equal in Potassium ~505mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~371mg

~equal in Sodium ~60mg

~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.

Shad

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+315.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+313.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1950%
Contains more FolateFolate	+105.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~10.045mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~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 B12	0.14µg	2.87µg	114%
Magnesium	38mg	122mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat		2.662g	18%
Saturated fat		3.214g	15%
Monounsaturated fat		5.742g	14%
Vitamin A	36µg	149µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.308mg	0.154mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.044mg	12%
Protein	21.71g	25.72g	8%
Fats	17.65g	13.38g	7%
Vitamin B3	10.769mg	10.045mg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.1mg	5%
Folate	17µg	35µg	5%
Iron	1.24mg	0.91mg	4%
Cholesterol	96mg	85mg	4%
Phosphorus	349mg	371mg	3%
Calcium	60mg	28mg	3%
Copper	0.082mg	0.053mg	3%
Manganese	0.054mg	0.019mg	2%
Calories	252kcal	231kcal	1%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.56mg	1%
Potassium	492mg	505mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	60mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.462mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.243mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.952mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	1mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	1.764mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	1.993mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.642mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	1.118mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.639mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.296g	N/A