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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Contains more FatsFats | +56.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +11.1% |
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Water
~72.79g
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Other
~1.51g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +43.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +44.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -54.8% |