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Shad vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shad and cockles

  • Shad has more vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, cockles are higher in iron.
  • Cockles cover your daily need for iron, 187% more than shad.
  • Shad has 18 times more vitamin B1 than cockles. While shad has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, cockles have only 0.01mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native).

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1206.5%

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
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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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +236.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~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 Shad Cockles DV% diff.
Iron 1.24mg 16.2mg 187%
Selenium 46.8µg 85%
Phosphorus 349mg 50%
Vitamin B3 10.769mg 3.2mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 36%
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Fats 17.65g 0.7g 26%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 17%
Protein 21.71g 13.5g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.01mg 14%
Potassium 492mg 14%
Calories 252kcal 79kcal 9%
Magnesium 38mg 9%
Copper 0.082mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.308mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 6%
Folate 17µg 4%
Zinc 0.47mg 4%
Vitamin A 36µg 4%
Calcium 60mg 30mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 3%
Manganese 0.054mg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.7g 2%
Net carbs 0g 4.7g N/A
Tryptophan 0.243mg 0%
Threonine 0.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 1mg 0%
Leucine 1.764mg 0%
Lysine 1.993mg 0%
Methionine 0.642mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0%
Valine 1.118mg 0%
Histidine 0.639mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2421.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.1%
Contains more OtherOther +62%

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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. Shad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174243/nutrients
  2. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.