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Shark vs. Gefilte fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shark and gefilte fish?

  • Shark is richer in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3, yet gefilte fish is richer in iron and copper.
  • Shark's daily need coverage for selenium is 43% higher.
  • Shark has 8 times more saturated fat than gefilte fish. Shark has 3.205g of saturated fat, while gefilte fish has 0.412g.

We used Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, gefiltefish, commercial, sweet recipe types in this comparison.

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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.
Shark
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 15% 14% 42% 14% 13% 83% 16% 6.5% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6.9% 8% 93% 65% 22% 31% 68% 9.5% 57%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +377.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +117.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +223.8%
Contains more IronIron +123.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +364.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46%

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.
Shark
Shark
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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% 18% 0% 0% 18% 22% 52% 37% 69% 151% 0% 11% 0%
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 2.7% 9% 0% 0% 16% 14% 19% 12% 18% 105% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +44%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.065mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shark Gefilte fish DV% diff.
Selenium 34µg 10.5µg 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.701g 0.285g 23%
Fats 13.82g 1.73g 19%
Protein 18.62g 9.07g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.08mg 17%
Iron 1.11mg 2.48mg 17%
Copper 0.042mg 0.195mg 17%
Phosphorus 194mg 73mg 17%
Sodium 122mg 524mg 17%
Vitamin B12 1.21µg 0.84µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.935g 0.824g 13%
Saturated fat 3.205g 0.412g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.783mg 1mg 11%
Cholesterol 59mg 30mg 10%
Magnesium 43mg 9mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 0.2mg 8%
Calories 228kcal 84kcal 7%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.059mg 3%
Vitamin A 54µg 27µg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.82mg 3%
Calcium 50mg 23mg 3%
Folate 15µg 3µg 3%
Potassium 155mg 91mg 2%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.073mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.065mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Carbs 6.39g 7.41g 0%
Net carbs 6.39g 7.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.212mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.843mg 0.488mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.867mg 0.486mg 0%
Leucine 1.515mg 0.81mg 0%
Lysine 1.634mg 0.842mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.255mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.75mg 0.493mg 0%
Valine 0.965mg 0.548mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.261mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.258g 0.075g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.431g 0.045g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.089g 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shark
Shark
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19% 14% 6% 60%
Protein: 18.62 g
Fats: 13.82 g
Carbs: 6.39 g
Water: 60.09 g
Other: 1.08 g
9% 2% 7% 80%
Protein: 9.07 g
Fats: 1.73 g
Carbs: 7.41 g
Water: 80.35 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +698.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16%
Contains more WaterWater +33.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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25% 46% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.935 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.701 g
27% 54% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.824 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.285 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +620.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1198.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.1%

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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. Shark - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175143/nutrients
  2. Gefilte fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171961/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.