Shad vs. Mahimahi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shad and mahimahi different?

Shad is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, mahimahi is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for shad is 24% higher.
Shad contains 8 times more vitamin B1 than mahimahi. While shad contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, mahimahi contains only 0.023mg.

Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mahimahi, cooked, dry heat are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Mahimahi

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+215.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+184.2%

Contains more IronIron	+16.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~533mg

~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

Mahimahi

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+262.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+392.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~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.
Fats	17.65g	0.9g	26%
Phosphorus	349mg	183mg	24%
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	0.69µg	23%
Vitamin B3	10.769mg	7.429mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.308mg	0.085mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.023mg	13%
Calories	252kcal	109kcal	7%
Protein	21.71g	23.72g	4%
Calcium	60mg	19mg	4%
Vitamin A	36µg	62µg	3%
Folate	17µg	6µg	3%
Copper	0.082mg	0.053mg	3%
Iron	1.24mg	1.45mg	3%
Manganese	0.054mg	0.019mg	2%
Sodium	65mg	113mg	2%
Saturated fat		0.241g	1%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.59mg	1%
Potassium	492mg	533mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.211g	1%
Cholesterol	96mg	94mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.462mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.155g	0%
Tryptophan	0.243mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	0.952mg	1.04mg	0%
Isoleucine	1mg	1.093mg	0%
Leucine	1.764mg	1.928mg	0%
Lysine	1.993mg	2.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.642mg	0.702mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	0.926mg	0%
Valine	1.118mg	1.222mg	0%
Histidine	0.639mg	0.698mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.026g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.012g	N/A