Shad vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shad and sheepshead

Shad has more vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and iron; however, sheepshead is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
Sheepshead covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 90% more than shad.
Shad has 18 times more vitamin B1 than sheepshead. While shad has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, sheepshead has only 0.01mg.
Sheepshead has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, 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

Sheepshead

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.2%
Contains more IronIron	+85.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+157.1%

Contains more CopperCopper	+48.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Potassium ~512mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~350mg

~equal in Selenium ~51.3µg

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

Sheepshead

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1730%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+516%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+498.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+32%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+1542.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	2.3µg	90%
Vitamin B3	10.769mg	1.8mg	56%
Fats	17.65g	1.63g	25%
Vitamin B2	0.308mg	0.05mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.01mg	14%
Cholesterol	96mg	64mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.35mg	9%
Protein	21.71g	26.02g	9%
Selenium	46.8µg	51.3µg	8%
Iron	1.24mg	0.67mg	7%
Calories	252kcal	126kcal	6%
Copper	0.082mg	0.122mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.382g	3%
Saturated fat		0.36g	2%
Calcium	60mg	37mg	2%
Manganese	0.054mg	0.021mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.35g	1%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.63mg	1%
Potassium	492mg	512mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Phosphorus	349mg	350mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	73mg	0%
Vitamin A	36µg	35µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.243mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.952mg	1.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	1mg	1.199mg	0%
Leucine	1.764mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	1.993mg	2.39mg	0%
Methionine	0.642mg	0.77mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	1.118mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.639mg	0.766mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.083g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.04g	N/A