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Butterfish vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butterfish and smelt

  • Butterfish is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1; however, smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, zinc, and iron.
  • Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 89% higher.
  • Butterfish has 15 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. While butterfish has 0.146mg of vitamin B1, smelt has only 0.01mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat 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 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +29.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more IronIron +79.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +158%
Contains more ZincZinc +114.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4636.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg
~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.
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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 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 AVitamin A +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +116.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfish Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.83µg 3.97µg 89%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin B3 5.769mg 1.766mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.17mg 14%
Copper 0.069mg 0.178mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.146mg 0.01mg 11%
Fats 10.28g 3.1g 11%
Zinc 0.99mg 2.12mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 8%
Iron 0.64mg 1.15mg 6%
Calcium 28mg 77mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.192mg 0.146mg 4%
Calories 187kcal 124kcal 3%
Saturated fat 0.579g 3%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.74mg 3%
Potassium 481mg 372mg 3%
Vitamin A 33µg 17µg 2%
Sodium 114mg 77mg 2%
Phosphorus 308mg 295mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2%
Cholesterol 83mg 90mg 2%
Protein 22.15g 22.6g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 38mg 1%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.248mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.971mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.021mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.801mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.035mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.656mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.865mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.141mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.652mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
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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 +231.6%
Contains more OtherOther +104.1%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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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