Whelk vs. Shad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between whelk and shad

Whelk has more vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, shad is higher in vitamin B3.
Whelk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 750% more than shad.
Whelk has 25 times more copper than shad. While whelk has 2.06mg of copper, shad has only 0.082mg.
Shad has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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.

Whelk

Shad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+352.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+88.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.1%
Contains more IronIron	+711.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2412.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+593.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1548.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.2%

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.

Whelk

Shad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12857.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+439.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+54.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	0.14µg	750%
Copper	2.06mg	0.082mg	220%
Iron	10.06mg	1.24mg	110%
Selenium	89.6µg	46.8µg	78%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	10.769mg	55%
Protein	47.68g	21.71g	52%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.054mg	36%
Magnesium	172mg	38mg	32%
Fats	0.8g	17.65g	26%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.47mg	25%
Sodium	412mg	65mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.462mg	14%
Cholesterol	130mg	96mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.183mg	11%
Phosphorus	282mg	349mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.865mg	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.308mg	7%
Potassium	694mg	492mg	6%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Calcium	113mg	60mg	5%
Folate	11µg	17µg	2%
Calories	275kcal	252kcal	1%
Vitamin A	49µg	36µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	8.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	116kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6		N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.062g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g		0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.243mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	0.952mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	1.993mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.642mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.118mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.639mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g		N/A