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Anchovies vs. Cockles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and cockles different?

  • Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3 and calcium; however, cockles are richer in iron.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for cockles is 162% higher.
  • Anchovies contain 5 times more calcium than cockles. While anchovies contain 147mg of calcium, cockles contain only 30mg.

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Cockles, raw (Alaska Native) are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 9% 0% 608% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +398.5%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.5% 46% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +338.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Cockles DV% diff.
Iron 3.25mg 16.2mg 162%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 3.2mg 68%
Selenium 36.5µg 66%
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 26%
Phosphorus 174mg 25%
Copper 0.211mg 23%
Cholesterol 60mg 20%
Zinc 1.72mg 16%
Protein 20.35g 13.5g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 13%
Calcium 147mg 30mg 12%
Potassium 383mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 11%
Magnesium 41mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.282g 6%
Fats 4.84g 0.7g 6%
Sodium 104mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.2mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 3%
Calories 131kcal 79kcal 3%
Manganese 0.07mg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 2%
Carbs 0g 4.7g 2%
Net carbs 0g 4.7g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
14% 5% 79% 2%
Protein: 13.5 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 4.7 g
Water: 78.8 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.7%
Contains more FatsFats +591.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +59.7%
~equal in Water ~78.8g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/nutrients
  2. Cockles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169803/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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