Anchovies vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between anchovies and shark?

Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and potassium, yet shark is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.
Anchovies' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 70% more.
Anchovies have 5 times more copper than shark. While anchovies have 0.211mg of copper, shark has only 0.042mg.
The amount of saturated fat in anchovies is lower.

We used Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried 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

Shark

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+194%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.1%
Contains more IronIron	+192.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+402.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+11.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~43mg

~equal in Selenium ~34µg

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+163.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+403.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+95.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.62mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.024mg	2.783mg	70%
Iron	3.25mg	1.11mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0.62µg	1.21µg	25%
Copper	0.211mg	0.042mg	19%
Fats	4.84g	13.82g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.637g	3.701g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.256mg	0.097mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.3mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	1.182g	5.935g	12%
Zinc	1.72mg	0.48mg	11%
Calcium	147mg	50mg	10%
Saturated fat	1.282g	3.205g	9%
Potassium	383mg	155mg	7%
Calories	131kcal	228kcal	5%
Selenium	36.5µg	34µg	5%
Vitamin A	15µg	54µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.57mg		4%
Protein	20.35g	18.62g	3%
Phosphorus	174mg	194mg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Folate	9µg	15µg	2%
Sodium	104mg	122mg	1%
Manganese	0.07mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.072mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.645mg	0.62mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	64kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Cholesterol	60mg	59mg	0%
Magnesium	41mg	43mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.228mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	0.892mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.654mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	1.869mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.602mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.794mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.048mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.599mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.538g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.911g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.029g	0.089g	N/A