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Rainbow trout vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between rainbow trout and smelt

  • Rainbow trout is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6, while smelt is higher in selenium, manganese, zinc, copper, and iron.
  • Smelt covers your daily selenium needs 42% more than rainbow trout.
  • Rainbow trout has 3 times more vitamin B3 than smelt. Rainbow trout has 5.567mg of vitamin B3, while smelt has 1.766mg.
  • Rainbow trout is lower in cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, trout, rainbow, farmed, raw and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 33% 12% 15% 12% 97% 6.7% 1.4% 129%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208%
Contains more IronIron +271%
Contains more CopperCopper +287%
Contains more ZincZinc +371.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8081.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98.3%
~equal in Potassium ~372mg

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.
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 9.7% 28% 47% 239% 30% 21% 104% 100% 78% 538% 0.25% 8.3% 35%
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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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +394.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +215.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.2%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~3.97µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rainbow trout Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin D 15.9µg 80%
Vitamin D 635IU 79%
Selenium 23.6µg 46.8µg 42%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.9mg 39%
Vitamin B3 5.567mg 1.766mg 24%
Vitamin B5 1.667mg 0.74mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.34mg 16%
Zinc 0.45mg 2.12mg 15%
Copper 0.046mg 0.178mg 15%
Vitamin B12 4.3µg 3.97µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 0.17mg 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Iron 0.31mg 1.15mg 11%
Phosphorus 226mg 295mg 10%
Cholesterol 59mg 90mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.12mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin A 84µg 17µg 7%
Calcium 25mg 77mg 5%
Protein 19.94g 22.6g 5%
Fats 6.18g 3.1g 5%
Saturated fat 1.383g 0.579g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.146mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.979g 0.822g 3%
Magnesium 25mg 38mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.9mg 0mg 3%
Folate 11µg 5µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.507g 1.135g 2%
Sodium 51mg 77mg 1%
Calories 141kcal 124kcal 1%
Potassium 377mg 372mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.047g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.915mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.962mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.696mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.916mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.618mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.815mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.075mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.614mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.217g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.516g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.059g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.091g 0.023g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.02g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.466g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 74%
Protein: 19.94 g
Fats: 6.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.8 g
Other: 0.08 g
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +99.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +1787.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 41% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.383 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.979 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.507 g
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +140.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.1%

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. Rainbow trout - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173717/nutrients
  2. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.