Shad vs. Snapper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shad and snapper?

Shad is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B1, yet snapper is higher in vitamin B12.
Snapper's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 140% more.
Shad has 77 times more vitamin B2 than snapper. While shad has 0.308mg of vitamin B2, snapper has only 0.004mg.
The amount of cholesterol in snapper is lower.

We used Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Fish, snapper, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Shad

Snapper

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+416.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+217.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-12.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~37mg

~equal in Potassium ~522mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.44mg

~equal in Selenium ~49µg

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

Snapper

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+245.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+7600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3012.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+183.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2400%

~equal in Vitamin A ~35µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.46mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	3.5µg	140%
Vitamin B3	10.769mg	0.346mg	65%
Fats	17.65g	1.72g	25%
Vitamin B2	0.308mg	0.004mg	23%
Phosphorus	349mg	201mg	21%
Cholesterol	96mg	47mg	16%
Iron	1.24mg	0.24mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.053mg	11%
Protein	21.71g	26.3g	9%
Calories	252kcal	128kcal	6%
Selenium	46.8µg	49µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.588g	4%
Copper	0.082mg	0.046mg	4%
Folate	17µg	6µg	3%
Saturated fat		0.365g	2%
Manganese	0.054mg	0.017mg	2%
Calcium	60mg	40mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.6mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat		0.322g	1%
Potassium	492mg	522mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	37mg	0%
Zinc	0.47mg	0.44mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	57mg	0%
Vitamin A	36µg	35µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.87mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.46mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.243mg	0.294mg	0%
Threonine	0.952mg	1.153mg	0%
Isoleucine	1mg	1.212mg	0%
Leucine	1.764mg	2.137mg	0%
Lysine	1.993mg	2.415mg	0%
Methionine	0.642mg	0.778mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	1.027mg	0%
Valine	1.118mg	1.355mg	0%
Histidine	0.639mg	0.774mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.048g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.273g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.022g	N/A