Shad vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shad and lobster

Shad has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fats, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, lobster is higher in copper, vitamin B12, selenium, and zinc.
Lobster covers your daily need for copper 163% more than shad.
Shad has 21 times more fats than lobster. While shad has 17.65g of fats, lobster has only 0.86g.
Shad has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, shad, american, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist 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.

Shad

Lobster

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+113.9%
Contains more IronIron	+327.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1790.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+761.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.2%

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.

Shad

Lobster

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1711.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+488.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+288.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+921.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.082mg	1.55mg	163%
Vitamin B3	10.769mg	1.83mg	56%
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	1.43µg	54%
Selenium	46.8µg	73.1µg	48%
Zinc	0.47mg	4.05mg	33%
Fats	17.65g	0.86g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.119mg	26%
Phosphorus	349mg	185mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.308mg	0.017mg	22%
Sodium	65mg	486mg	18%
Cholesterol	96mg	146mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	1.667mg	16%
Choline		80.9mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.023mg	13%
Iron	1.24mg	0.29mg	12%
Calories	252kcal	89kcal	8%
Potassium	492mg	230mg	8%
Vitamin E		1mg	7%
Protein	21.71g	19g	5%
Calcium	60mg	96mg	4%
Vitamin A	36µg	1µg	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.05g	3%
Folate	17µg	11µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.34g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	43mg	1%
Saturated fat		0.208g	1%
Monounsaturated fat		0.253g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.6g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	116kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	112g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		2.9	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Manganese	0.054mg	0.065mg	0%
Trans fat		0.013g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.243mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	0.952mg	0.753mg	0%
Isoleucine	1mg	0.832mg	0%
Leucine	1.764mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	1.993mg	1.426mg	0%
Methionine	0.642mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	0.782mg	0%
Valine	1.118mg	0.852mg	0%
Histidine	0.639mg	0.475mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.117g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.078g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.033g	0%