Sturgeon vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sturgeon and shad

Sturgeon has more vitamin B12 and vitamin A; however, shad is richer in selenium, fats, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Sturgeon covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 98% more than shad.
Shad has 7 times less vitamin A than sturgeon. Sturgeon has 263µg of vitamin A, while shad has 36µg.
Sturgeon contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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.

Sturgeon

Shad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+14.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+252.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.2%
Contains more IronIron	+37.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+54.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

~equal in Sodium ~65mg

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.

Sturgeon

Shad

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+630.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1685.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+242.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~10.769mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	0.14µg	98%
Vitamin D	12.9µg		65%
Vitamin D*	515 IU		64%
Selenium	16.2µg	46.8µg	56%
Vitamin A	263µg	36µg	25%
Fats	5.18g	17.65g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.462mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.308mg	17%
Choline	70mg		13%
Phosphorus	271mg	349mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.183mg	9%
Calories	135kcal	252kcal	6%
Cholesterol	77mg	96mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g		6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g		6%
Saturated fat	1.173g		5%
Calcium	17mg	60mg	4%
Potassium	364mg	492mg	4%
Iron	0.9mg	1.24mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	10.769mg	4%
Copper	0.053mg	0.082mg	3%
Protein	20.7g	21.71g	2%
Magnesium	45mg	38mg	2%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.47mg	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.054mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	116kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9		N/A
Sodium	69mg	65mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.865mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Folate	17µg	17µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.639mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.249g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.119g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.058g		N/A