Anchovies vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and fish sticks different?

Anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, selenium, iron, protein, copper, and calcium, while fish sticks are higher in vitamin E, fats, and vitamin B12.
Anchovies cover your daily need for vitamin B3 78% more than fish sticks.
Anchovies contain 9 times more calcium than fish sticks. Anchovies contain 147mg of calcium, while fish sticks contain 16mg.
Anchovies are lower in sodium.
Fish sticks have a higher glycemic index (54) than anchovies (0).

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+818.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107%
Contains more IronIron	+286.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+309.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.5%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+160%

~equal in Phosphorus ~191mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Anchovies

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+813%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+137.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1107%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	1.536mg	78%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		7.289g	43%
Vitamin E	0.57mg	6.88mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	7.824g	41%
Selenium	36.5µg	15.7µg	38%
Iron	3.25mg	0.84mg	30%
Protein	20.35g	11.01g	19%
Fats	4.84g	16.23g	18%
Copper	0.211mg	0.059mg	17%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.236g	15%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	0.96µg	14%
Calcium	147mg	16mg	13%
Sodium	104mg	402mg	13%
Zinc	1.72mg	0.42mg	12%
Cholesterol	60mg	28mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.116mg	11%
Saturated fat	1.282g	3.733g	11%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Choline		42.8mg	8%
Calories	131kcal	277kcal	7%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.272mg	7%
Potassium	383mg	185mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.122mg	6%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.182mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.078mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	3.193g	5%
Magnesium	41mg	25mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	4.7µg	4%
Folate	9µg	24µg	4%
Phosphorus	174mg	191mg	2%
Vitamin A	15µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Trans fat		0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.538g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.911g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.029g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A