Crayfish vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crayfish and anchovies?

Crayfish is higher in vitamin B12, copper, manganese, phosphorus, and folate, yet anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Anchovies' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 73% more.
Crayfish has 7 times more manganese than anchovies. While crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, anchovies have only 0.07mg.
The amount of cholesterol in anchovies is lower.

We used Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, anchovy, european, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crayfish

Anchovies

Contains more CopperCopper	+224.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+645.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+24.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+145%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+29.4%
Contains more IronIron	+291.6%

~equal in Zinc ~1.72mg

~equal in Selenium ~36.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Crayfish

Anchovies

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+246.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+388.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+201.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+515.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~15µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.055mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	14.024mg	73%
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	0.62µg	64%
Copper	0.685mg	0.211mg	53%
Iron	0.83mg	3.25mg	30%
Cholesterol	133mg	60mg	24%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.07mg	20%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Phosphorus	270mg	174mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.256mg	13%
Calcium	60mg	147mg	9%
Folate	44µg	9µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	1.637g	8%
Protein	16.77g	20.35g	7%
Fats	1.2g	4.84g	6%
Vitamin E	1.5mg	0.57mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.143mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.181g	1.282g	5%
Potassium	296mg	383mg	3%
Calories	82kcal	131kcal	2%
Magnesium	33mg	41mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	1.182g	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.645mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.2	N/A
Zinc	1.76mg	1.72mg	0%
Sodium	94mg	104mg	0%
Vitamin A	15µg	15µg	0%
Selenium	36.7µg	36.5µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.055mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.228mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	0.892mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.654mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	1.869mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.602mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.794mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.599mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.119g	0.538g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.047g	0.911g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.029g	N/A