Eel vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between eels and smelt?

Eels are richer in vitamin A, fats, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, yet smelt is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, manganese, and copper.
Eels' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 124% higher.
Eels have 18 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. Eels have 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while smelt has 0.01mg.
Smelt contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, eel, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Eel

Smelt

Contains less SodiumSodium

-15.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+196.2%
Contains more IronIron	+79.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+513.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+463.9%

~equal in Potassium ~372mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.12mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

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.

Eel

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6588.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+240%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+186.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+164.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+37.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1137µg	17µg	124%
Selenium	8.3µg	46.8µg	70%
Vitamin B12	2.89µg	3.97µg	45%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.9mg	37%
Cholesterol	161mg	90mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	9.218g	0.822g	21%
Fats	14.95g	3.1g	18%
Copper	0.029mg	0.178mg	17%
Vitamin B3	4.487mg	1.766mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.01mg	14%
Saturated fat	3.023g	0.579g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.28mg	0.74mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.051mg	0.146mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.17mg	7%
Calories	236kcal	124kcal	6%
Iron	0.64mg	1.15mg	6%
Calcium	26mg	77mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	38mg	3%
Phosphorus	277mg	295mg	3%
Folate	17µg	5µg	3%
Protein	23.65g	22.6g	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	349mg	372mg	1%
Sodium	65mg	77mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.214g	1.135g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	100kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.5	3.4	N/A
Zinc	2.08mg	2.12mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.265mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	1.037mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.09mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	1.922mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	2.171mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.923mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	1.218mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.696mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.108g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.081g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.095g	0.023g	N/A