Smelt vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between smelt and shad
- Smelt has more vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and copper; however, shad is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
- Smelt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 160% more than shad.
- Shad contains 17 times less manganese than smelt. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while shad contains 0.054mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shad, american, 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +28.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +117.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +351.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1566.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +32.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +18.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -15.6% |
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 B12Vitamin B12 | +2735.7% |
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 3.97µg | 0.14µg | 160% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.766mg | 10.769mg | 56% |
Manganese | 0.9mg | 0.054mg | 37% |
Fats | 3.1g | 17.65g | 22% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.17mg | 0.462mg | 22% |
Zinc | 2.12mg | 0.47mg | 15% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.183mg | 14% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.146mg | 0.308mg | 12% |
Copper | 0.178mg | 0.082mg | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.135g | 8% | |
Phosphorus | 295mg | 349mg | 8% |
Calories | 124kcal | 252kcal | 6% |
Potassium | 372mg | 492mg | 4% |
Saturated fat | 0.579g | 3% | |
Folate | 5µg | 17µg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.74mg | 0.865mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 17µg | 36µg | 2% |
Protein | 22.6g | 21.71g | 2% |
Calcium | 77mg | 60mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.822g | 2% | |
Cholesterol | 90mg | 96mg | 2% |
Sodium | 77mg | 65mg | 1% |
Iron | 1.15mg | 1.24mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 38mg | 0% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 46.8µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.253mg | 0.243mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.991mg | 0.952mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.041mg | 1mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.837mg | 1.764mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.076mg | 1.993mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.669mg | 0.642mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.882mg | 0.847mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.164mg | 1.118mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.665mg | 0.639mg | 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
Contains more WaterWater | +22.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +469.4% |
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Protein
~21.71g
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Carbs
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Other
~1.42g