Crab stick vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crab stick and smelt different?

Smelt is higher than crab stick in vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, zinc, copper, vitamin B5, iron, and potassium.
Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 142% more than crab stick.
Crab stick contains 7 times more sodium than smelt. Crab stick contains 529mg of sodium, while smelt contains 77mg.
Crab stick has a higher glycemic index (50) than smelt (0).

Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat 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.

Crab stick

Smelt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+13.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+492.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+313.3%
Contains more IronIron	+194.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+456.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+542.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

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.

Crab stick

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+184.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+596.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.57µg	3.97µg	142%
Selenium	22.3µg	46.8µg	45%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.9mg	39%
Protein	7.62g	22.6g	30%
Cholesterol	20mg	90mg	23%
Sodium	529mg	77mg	20%
Copper	0.032mg	0.178mg	16%
Zinc	0.33mg	2.12mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.74mg	15%
Iron	0.39mg	1.15mg	10%
Potassium	90mg	372mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.62mg	1.766mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.143g	1.135g	7%
Calcium	13mg	77mg	6%
Carbs	15g	0g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.146mg	5%
Fats	0.46g	3.1g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.17mg	3%
Fiber	0.5g	0g	2%
Saturated fat	0.216g	0.579g	2%
Phosphorus	282mg	295mg	2%
Choline	13mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	17µg	2%
Folate	0µg	5µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.275g	0.822g	1%
Fructose	0.62g		1%
Calories	95kcal	124kcal	1%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Starch	3.5g		1%
Magnesium	43mg	38mg	1%
Net carbs	14.5g	0g	N/A
Sugar	6.25g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.4µg		0%
Trans fat	0.008g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	0.285mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.23mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	0.607mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	0.707mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.261mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.26mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	0.286mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.156mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.028g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0.023g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.089g		N/A