Bluefish vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bluefish and smelt different?

Bluefish is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, smelt is richer in manganese, copper, zinc, calcium, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for bluefish is 94% higher.
Bluefish contains 8 times more vitamin A than smelt. While bluefish contains 459 IU of vitamin A, smelt contains only 58 IU.

Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

Bluefish

Smelt

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+28.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+755.6%
Contains more IronIron	+85.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+161.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+103.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3233.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

~equal in Sodium ~77mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Bluefish

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+711.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+570%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+310.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+172.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.22µg	3.97µg	94%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.9mg	38%
Vitamin B3	7.247mg	1.766mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.464mg	0.17mg	23%
Vitamin A	138µg	17µg	13%
Copper	0.068mg	0.178mg	12%
Zinc	1.04mg	2.12mg	10%
Calcium	9mg	77mg	7%
Iron	0.62mg	1.15mg	7%
Protein	25.69g	22.6g	6%
Cholesterol	76mg	90mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.067mg	0.01mg	5%
Fats	5.44g	3.1g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.146mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.955mg	0.74mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.297g	0.822g	4%
Potassium	477mg	372mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.172g	0.579g	3%
Calories	159kcal	124kcal	2%
Magnesium	42mg	38mg	1%
Phosphorus	291mg	295mg	1%
Folate	2µg	5µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.358g	1.135g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.1	3.4	N/A
Sodium	77mg	77mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	1.126mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.184mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	2.088mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	2.36mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.76mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.003mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	1.324mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.756mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.323g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.665g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.079g	0.023g	N/A