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Shad vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shad and monkfish different?

  • Shad is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, and copper, while monkfish is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Shad covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 51% more than monkfish.
  • Shad contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than monkfish. Shad contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while monkfish contains 0.029mg.
  • Monkfish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
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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 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +202.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.6%
~equal in Potassium ~513mg
~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.
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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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +531%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +321.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +321%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +112.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +642.9%
~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 Monkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 10.769mg 2.558mg 51%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 1.04µg 38%
Fats 17.65g 1.95g 24%
Cholesterol 96mg 32mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.308mg 0.073mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.277mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.173mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.029mg 13%
Phosphorus 349mg 256mg 13%
Iron 1.24mg 0.41mg 10%
Calories 252kcal 97kcal 8%
Protein 21.71g 18.56g 6%
Calcium 60mg 10mg 5%
Copper 0.082mg 0.036mg 5%
Magnesium 38mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin A 36µg 14µg 2%
Folate 17µg 8µg 2%
Sodium 65mg 23mg 2%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.53mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 492mg 513mg 1%
Manganese 0.054mg 0.031mg 1%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.243mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.952mg 0.814mg 0%
Isoleucine 1mg 0.855mg 0%
Leucine 1.764mg 1.509mg 0%
Lysine 1.993mg 1.705mg 0%
Methionine 0.642mg 0.549mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0.725mg 0%
Valine 1.118mg 0.956mg 0%
Histidine 0.639mg 0.547mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17%
Contains more FatsFats +805.1%
Contains more OtherOther +44.9%
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%
~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. Shad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174243/nutrients
  2. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/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.