Anchovies vs. Eel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between anchovies and eels?

Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium, yet eels are higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 95% more.
Anchovies have 7 times more copper than eels. While anchovies have 0.211mg of copper, eels have only 0.029mg.
The amount of cholesterol in anchovies is lower.

We used Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Anchovies

Eel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+465.4%
Contains more IronIron	+407.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+627.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+20.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.5%

~equal in Potassium ~349mg

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.

Anchovies

Eel

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+402%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7480%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+232.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+366.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+88.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	15µg	1137µg	125%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	2.89µg	95%
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	4.487mg	60%
Selenium	36.5µg	8.3µg	51%
Cholesterol	60mg	161mg	34%
Iron	3.25mg	0.64mg	33%
Copper	0.211mg	0.029mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	9.218g	20%
Fats	4.84g	14.95g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.051mg	16%
Phosphorus	174mg	277mg	15%
Calcium	147mg	26mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.183mg	11%
Saturated fat	1.282g	3.023g	8%
Protein	20.35g	23.65g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.28mg	7%
Calories	131kcal	236kcal	5%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.077mg	5%
Magnesium	41mg	26mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.57mg		4%
Zinc	1.72mg	2.08mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	1.214g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Sodium	104mg	65mg	2%
Folate	9µg	17µg	2%
Potassium	383mg	349mg	1%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	3.5	N/A
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	1.037mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.09mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	1.922mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	2.171mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.923mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	1.218mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.538g	0.108g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.911g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.029g	0.095g	N/A