Sardines vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sardines and true morels different?

Sardines are richer in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B3, while true morels are higher in iron, copper, manganese, and fiber.
True morels cover your daily need for iron, 116% more than sardines.
Sardines contain 24 times more selenium than true morels. Sardines contain 52.7µg of selenium, while true morels contain 2.2µg.
True morels are lower in saturated fat.
True morels have a higher glycemic index (32) than sardines (0).

Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone and Mushrooms, morel, raw 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.

Sardines

True morels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+788.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+152.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2295.5%

Contains more IronIron	+317.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+236%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+443.5%

~equal in Potassium ~411mg

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.

Sardines

True morels

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~5.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.205mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	8.94µg		373%
Iron	2.92mg	12.18mg	116%
Selenium	52.7µg	2.2µg	92%
Copper	0.186mg	0.625mg	49%
Cholesterol	142mg		47%
Protein	24.62g	3.12g	43%
Phosphorus	490mg	194mg	42%
Calcium	382mg	43mg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.148g	0.433g	31%
Manganese	0.108mg	0.587mg	21%
Vitamin B3	5.245mg	2.252mg	19%
Fats	11.45g	0.57g	17%
Choline	75mg		14%
Vitamin E	2.04mg		14%
Sodium	307mg	21mg	12%
Fiber	0g	2.8g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	3.869g	0.052g	10%
Calories	208kcal	31kcal	9%
Zinc	1.31mg	2.03mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.528g	0.065g	7%
Magnesium	39mg	19mg	5%
Vitamin A	32µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.642mg	0.44mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.6µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.136mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.205mg	2%
Vitamin D	4.8µg	5.1µg	2%
Vitamin D	193IU	206IU	2%
Carbs	0g	5.1g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.069mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	2.3g	N/A
Potassium	397mg	411mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.6g	N/A
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.276mg		0%
Threonine	1.079mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.134mg		0%
Leucine	2.001mg		0%
Lysine	2.26mg		0%
Methionine	0.729mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg		0%
Valine	1.268mg		0%
Histidine	0.725mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.473g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.509g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.215g	N/A