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Shad vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shad and smelt

  • Shad has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and copper.
  • Smelt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 160% more than shad.
  • Smelt contains 18 times less vitamin B1 than shad. Shad contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while smelt contains 0.01mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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
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%
Smelt
Smelt
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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% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +351.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1566.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Iron ~1.15mg
~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
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%
Smelt
Smelt
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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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +509.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +171.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2735.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~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 Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 3.97µg 160%
Vitamin B3 10.769mg 1.766mg 56%
Manganese 0.054mg 0.9mg 37%
Fats 17.65g 3.1g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.17mg 22%
Zinc 0.47mg 2.12mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.01mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.308mg 0.146mg 12%
Copper 0.082mg 0.178mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 8%
Phosphorus 349mg 295mg 8%
Calories 252kcal 124kcal 6%
Potassium 492mg 372mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.579g 3%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.74mg 3%
Vitamin A 36µg 17µg 2%
Protein 21.71g 22.6g 2%
Calcium 60mg 77mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2%
Cholesterol 96mg 90mg 2%
Sodium 65mg 77mg 1%
Iron 1.24mg 1.15mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 38mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.243mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.952mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.764mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.993mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.642mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.847mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.118mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.639mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shad
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
Smelt
Smelt
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +469.4%
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.51g

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.