Croaker vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between croaker and smelt

Croaker is higher in vitamin B3 and fats; however, smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, selenium, copper, and phosphorus.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% higher.
Croaker has 6 times more saturated fat than smelt. While croaker has 3.476g of saturated fat, smelt has only 0.579g.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Croaker

Smelt

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140.6%
Contains more IronIron	+33.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+307.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~372mg

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.

Croaker

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+580%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.74mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.1µg	3.97µg	78%
Manganese	0.08mg	0.9mg	36%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	1.766mg	16%
Fats	12.67g	3.1g	15%
Zinc	0.52mg	2.12mg	15%
Selenium	38.8µg	46.8µg	15%
Copper	0.065mg	0.178mg	13%
Saturated fat	3.476g	0.579g	13%
Sodium	348mg	77mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.135g	12%
Phosphorus	217mg	295mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.32g	0.822g	11%
Protein	18.2g	22.6g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.01mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.26mg	0.17mg	7%
Folate	34µg	5µg	7%
Calories	221kcal	124kcal	5%
Calcium	32mg	77mg	5%
Iron	0.86mg	1.15mg	4%
Carbs	7.54g	0g	3%
Cholesterol	84mg	90mg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Magnesium	42mg	38mg	1%
Potassium	340mg	372mg	1%
Vitamin A	23µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.146mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	45g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	7.14g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.74mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	0.788mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.847mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	1.48mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	1.571mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.525mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.742mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	0.947mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.525mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.113g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.089g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.079g	0.023g	N/A