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Anchovies vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between anchovies and smelt

  • Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 140% higher.
  • Anchovies have 8 times more vitamin B3 than smelt. While anchovies have 14.024mg of vitamin B3, smelt has only 1.766mg.
  • Anchovies have less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +90.9%
Contains more IronIron +182.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Potassium ~372mg

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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +694.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +540.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 3.97µg 140%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 1.766mg 77%
Manganese 0.07mg 0.9mg 36%
Iron 3.25mg 1.15mg 26%
Selenium 36.5µg 46.8µg 19%
Phosphorus 174mg 295mg 17%
Cholesterol 60mg 90mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.146mg 8%
Calcium 147mg 77mg 7%
Protein 20.35g 22.6g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Zinc 1.72mg 2.12mg 4%
Copper 0.211mg 0.178mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 1.135g 3%
Fats 4.84g 3.1g 3%
Saturated fat 1.282g 0.579g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.74mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 0.822g 1%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Magnesium 41mg 38mg 1%
Sodium 104mg 77mg 1%
Calories 131kcal 124kcal 0%
Potassium 383mg 372mg 0%
Vitamin A 15µg 17µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g 0.023g 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
Smelt
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +56.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g
~equal in Other ~1.51g

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
Smelt
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/nutrients

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

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