Shad vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between shad and snail
- Shad has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, snail is higher in magnesium, copper, iron, and vitamin B12.
- Shad covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 59% more than snail.
- Snail contains 18 times less vitamin B1 than shad. Shad contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while snail contains 0.01mg.
- Snail has less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, snail, raw.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +500% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +28.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +28.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +70.8% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +557.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +182.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +387.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +112.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +20% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1730% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +156.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +669.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +255.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +183.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +257.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B3 | 10.769mg | 1.4mg | 59% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 250mg | 50% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 27.4µg | 35% |
Copper | 0.082mg | 0.4mg | 35% |
Vitamin E | 5mg | 33% | |
Iron | 1.24mg | 3.5mg | 28% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.462mg | 0.13mg | 26% |
Fats | 17.65g | 1.4g | 25% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.865mg | 17% | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.14µg | 0.5µg | 15% |
Cholesterol | 96mg | 50mg | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.308mg | 0.12mg | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.183mg | 0.01mg | 14% |
Choline | 65mg | 12% | |
Protein | 21.71g | 16.1g | 11% |
Phosphorus | 349mg | 272mg | 11% |
Calories | 252kcal | 90kcal | 8% |
Zinc | 0.47mg | 1mg | 5% |
Calcium | 60mg | 10mg | 5% |
Folate | 17µg | 6µg | 3% |
Potassium | 492mg | 382mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.054mg | 2% | |
Saturated fat | 0.361g | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.252g | 2% | |
Carbs | 0g | 2g | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.259g | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 36µg | 30µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 2g | N/A |
Sodium | 65mg | 70mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
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% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.119g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.099g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +34.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1160.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +33.7% |
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