Fish sticks vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fish sticks and shad

Fish sticks have more vitamin B12; however, shad has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Shad's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 58% more.
Fish sticks have 7 times more vitamin B12 than shad. Fish sticks have 0.96µg of vitamin B12, while shad has 0.14µg.
Shad is lower in sodium.
Fish sticks have a higher glycemic index than shad.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared and Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fish sticks

Shad

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+237%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+165.9%
Contains more IronIron	+47.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fish sticks

Shad

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+585.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+165.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+601.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+218%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+492.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.536mg	10.769mg	58%
Selenium	15.7µg	46.8µg	57%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.824g		52%
Vitamin E	6.88mg		46%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	7.289g		43%
Vitamin B12	0.96µg	0.14µg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.078mg	0.462mg	30%
Cholesterol	28mg	96mg	23%
Phosphorus	191mg	349mg	23%
Protein	11.01g	21.71g	21%
Saturated fat	3.733g		17%
Sodium	402mg	65mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.116mg	0.308mg	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.236g		15%
Vitamin B5	0.272mg	0.865mg	12%
Potassium	185mg	492mg	9%
Starch	20.46g		8%
Choline	42.8mg		8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.193g		8%
Carbs	21.66g	0g	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Manganese	0.182mg	0.054mg	6%
Iron	0.84mg	1.24mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.122mg	0.183mg	5%
Calcium	16mg	60mg	4%
Vitamin A	4µg	36µg	4%
Vitamin K	4.7µg		4%
Magnesium	25mg	38mg	3%
Copper	0.059mg	0.082mg	3%
Fats	16.23g	17.65g	2%
Folate	24µg	17µg	2%
Calories	277kcal	252kcal	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	252kcal	116kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3		N/A
Net carbs	20.16g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	1 IU		0%
Sugar	1.65g		N/A
Zinc	0.42mg	0.47mg	0%
Trans fat	0.124g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.122mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	0.372mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.429mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	0.852mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	0.795mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	0.296mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.47mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	0.5mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.23mg	0.639mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.05g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.088g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.003g		N/A