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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.
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%
Snail
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
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%
~equal in Sodium ~70mg

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
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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%
Snail
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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% 10% 100% 0% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5% 35%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shad Snail 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
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
Snail
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16% 2% 79%
Protein: 16.1 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 79.2 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1160.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%
~equal in Other ~1.3g

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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. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/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.