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Egg vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between eggs and anchovies

  • Eggs have more copper, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, iron, selenium, and calcium.
  • Eggs cover your daily copper needs 199% more than anchovies.
  • Anchovies have 6 times less cholesterol than eggs. Eggs have 373mg of cholesterol, while anchovies have 60mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled and Fish, anchovy, european, raw.

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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.
Egg
Egg
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 15% 11% 45% 667% 29% 74% 16% 3.4% 168%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
Contains more CopperCopper +847.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +310%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +194%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +204%
Contains more IronIron +173.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +169.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~174mg

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.
Egg
Egg
10
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% 50% 21% 33% 17% 118% 1.2% 84% 28% 139% 0.75% 33% 160%
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% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +893.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +79%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg Anchovies DV% diff.
Copper 2mg 0.211mg 199%
Cholesterol 373mg 60mg 104%
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 14.024mg 87%
Choline 293.8mg 53%
Iron 1.19mg 3.25mg 26%
Vitamin B12 1.11µg 0.62µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.513mg 0.256mg 20%
Protein 12.58g 20.35g 16%
Vitamin B5 1.398mg 0.645mg 15%
Vitamin A 149µg 15µg 15%
Vitamin D 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin D 87IU 11%
Calcium 50mg 147mg 10%
Selenium 30.8µg 36.5µg 10%
Saturated fat 3.267g 1.282g 9%
Folate 44µg 9µg 9%
Fats 10.61g 4.84g 9%
Potassium 126mg 383mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 4.077g 1.182g 7%
Magnesium 10mg 41mg 7%
Zinc 1.05mg 1.72mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.03mg 0.57mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.121mg 0.143mg 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.07mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.414g 1.637g 1%
Calories 155kcal 131kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.055mg 1%
Sodium 124mg 104mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 172mg 174mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.153mg 0.228mg 0%
Threonine 0.604mg 0.892mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.686mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.075mg 1.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.904mg 1.869mg 0%
Methionine 0.392mg 0.602mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.668mg 0.794mg 0%
Valine 0.767mg 1.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0.599mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.538g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.038g 0.911g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
3
13% 11% 75%
Protein: 12.58 g
Fats: 10.61 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 74.62 g
Other: 1.07 g
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +119.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.8%
Contains more OtherOther +34.6%
~equal in Water ~73.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Egg
Egg
1
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.267 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.414 g
31% 29% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.637 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.8%

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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. Egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173424/nutrients
  2. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/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.