Anchovies, canned leads 5–1 · 6 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Shad, cooked for less sodium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN13.76 g8.62 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat4.62 g7 g
- Saturated fatless is better1.05 g—
- Sodiumless is better1746.67 mg25.79 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN259.05 mg195.24 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN110.48 mg23.81 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.2 mg0.49 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN32.86 mg15.08 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

