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Anchovies vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between anchovies and eggs

  • Anchovies have more vitamin B3, iron, selenium, and calcium; however, eggs are richer in copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Eggs cover your daily copper needs 199% more than anchovies.
  • Eggs have 219 times less vitamin B3 than anchovies. Anchovies have 14.024mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
  • Anchovies contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +204%
Contains more IronIron +173.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +169.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +847.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~172mg

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%
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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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +893.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +79%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Egg DV% diff.
Copper 0.211mg 2mg 199%
Cholesterol 60mg 373mg 104%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 0.064mg 87%
Choline 293.8mg 53%
Iron 3.25mg 1.19mg 26%
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 1.11µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.513mg 20%
Protein 20.35g 12.58g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 1.398mg 15%
Vitamin A 15µg 149µg 15%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 11%
Calcium 147mg 50mg 10%
Selenium 36.5µg 30.8µg 10%
Saturated fat 1.282g 3.267g 9%
Folate 9µg 44µg 9%
Fats 4.84g 10.61g 9%
Potassium 383mg 126mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 4.077g 7%
Magnesium 41mg 10mg 7%
Zinc 1.72mg 1.05mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 1.03mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.121mg 2%
Manganese 0.07mg 0.026mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 1.414g 1%
Calories 131kcal 155kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.066mg 1%
Sodium 104mg 124mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.12g N/A
Phosphorus 174mg 172mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0.153mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 0.604mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.686mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 1.075mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 0.904mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0.392mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 0.668mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 0.767mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g 0.038g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g 0g 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
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13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.8%
Contains more OtherOther +34.6%
Contains more FatsFats +119.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Water ~74.62g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 29% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.637 g
Egg
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244.9%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/nutrients

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

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