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Anchovies vs. Milkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between anchovies and milkfish

  • Anchovies have more selenium, vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, and zinc, while milkfish has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.
  • Milkfish covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than anchovies.
  • Anchovies contain 8 times more iron than milkfish. While anchovies contain 3.25mg of iron, milkfish contains only 0.41mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.2%
Contains more IronIron +692.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +379.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +169.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Potassium ~374mg

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% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +271%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +120%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +241.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +427.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Milkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 3.27µg 110%
Selenium 36.5µg 16.2µg 37%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 8.256mg 36%
Iron 3.25mg 0.41mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.488mg 27%
Copper 0.211mg 0.044mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.069mg 14%
Protein 20.35g 26.32g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 11%
Calcium 147mg 65mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.282g 6%
Zinc 1.72mg 1.05mg 6%
Fats 4.84g 8.63g 6%
Phosphorus 174mg 208mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.865mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 3%
Calories 131kcal 190kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.016mg 3%
Manganese 0.07mg 0.026mg 2%
Vitamin A 15µg 33µg 2%
Folate 9µg 18µg 2%
Cholesterol 60mg 67mg 2%
Sodium 104mg 92mg 1%
Magnesium 41mg 38mg 1%
Potassium 383mg 374mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0.295mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 1.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.213mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 2.139mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 2.417mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0.779mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 1.028mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 1.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0.775mg 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
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.3%
Contains more FatsFats +78.3%
Contains more OtherOther +68.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/nutrients

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

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