Anchovies vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are anchovies and smoked salmon different?
- Anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin B2, and selenium, while smoked salmon is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.
- Smoked salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than anchovies.
- Anchovies contain 13 times more calcium than smoked salmon. Anchovies contain 147mg of calcium, while smoked salmon contains 11mg.
- Smoked salmon is lower in cholesterol.
Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types were used 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +127.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1236.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +118.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +282.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +454.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -84.5% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +311.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +12.7% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +139.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +153.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +197.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +73.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +136.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +34.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +94.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +425.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.62µg | 3.26µg | 110% |
Vitamin D | 685IU | 86% | |
Vitamin D | 17.1µg | 86% | |
Vitamin B3 | 14.024mg | 4.72mg | 58% |
Iron | 3.25mg | 0.85mg | 30% |
Sodium | 104mg | 672mg | 25% |
Choline | 89mg | 16% | |
Calcium | 147mg | 11mg | 14% |
Zinc | 1.72mg | 0.31mg | 13% |
Cholesterol | 60mg | 23mg | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.256mg | 0.101mg | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.143mg | 0.278mg | 10% |
Selenium | 36.5µg | 32.4µg | 7% |
Potassium | 383mg | 175mg | 6% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.645mg | 0.87mg | 5% |
Magnesium | 41mg | 18mg | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 1.35mg | 5% |
Protein | 20.35g | 18.28g | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.637g | 0.995g | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0.023mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 1.282g | 0.929g | 2% |
Folate | 9µg | 2µg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.182g | 2.023g | 2% |
Copper | 0.211mg | 0.23mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.07mg | 0.017mg | 2% |
Calories | 131kcal | 117kcal | 1% |
Vitamin A | 15µg | 26µg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 164mg | 1% |
Fats | 4.84g | 4.32g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.228mg | 0.205mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.892mg | 0.801mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.938mg | 0.842mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.654mg | 1.486mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.869mg | 1.679mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.602mg | 0.541mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.794mg | 0.714mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.048mg | 0.942mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.599mg | 0.538mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.538g | 0.183g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.911g | 0.267g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.029g | 0.073g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
20.35 g
Fats:
4.84 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
73.37 g
Other:
1.44 g
Protein:
18.28 g
Fats:
4.32 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
72 g
Other:
5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +11.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +12% |
Contains more OtherOther | +275% |
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Carbs
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.637 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.995 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +64.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -27.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +71.2% |