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Carp vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are carp and smelt different?

  • Carp is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, and iron; however, smelt is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for smelt is 104% higher.
  • Carp contains 14 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. While carp contains 0.14mg of vitamin B1, smelt contains only 0.01mg.
  • Smelt has less saturated fat.

Fish, carp, 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.
Carp
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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% 16% 38% 60% 24% 52% 228% 8.2% 6.5% 88%
Smelt
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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 +14.8%
Contains more IronIron +38.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

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.
Carp
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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 5.3% 3.3% 0% 0% 35% 16% 39% 52% 51% 184% 0% 13% 0%
Smelt
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +170.1%
~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 Carp Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 3.97µg 104%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.9mg 37%
Phosphorus 531mg 295mg 34%
Copper 0.073mg 0.178mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.14mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.146mg 6%
Iron 1.59mg 1.15mg 6%
Fats 7.17g 3.1g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.835g 1.135g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.985g 0.822g 5%
Saturated fat 1.388g 0.579g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.17mg 4%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Calcium 52mg 77mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.74mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.1mg 1.766mg 2%
Calories 162kcal 124kcal 2%
Zinc 1.9mg 2.12mg 2%
Potassium 427mg 372mg 2%
Cholesterol 84mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 17µg 1%
Protein 22.86g 22.6g 1%
Sodium 63mg 77mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 38mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.256mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.002mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.054mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.858mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.1mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.677mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.178mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.673mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.305g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.146g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.105g 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
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23% 7% 70%
Protein: 22.86 g
Fats: 7.17 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.63 g
Other: 0.34 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 +131.3%
Contains more OtherOther +344.1%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Carp
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22% 48% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.388 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.985 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.835 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 +263.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.3%

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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. Carp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174185/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.