Halibut vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between halibut and smelt?
- Halibut is richer in vitamin B6, yet smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, copper, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and calcium.
- Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 125% higher.
- Halibut has 5 times more saturated fat than smelt. Halibut has 3.102g of saturated fat, while smelt has 0.579g.
We used Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1825% |
Contains more IronIron | +35.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +368.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +315.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +40.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -25.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5900% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +630% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +185.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +41.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +156.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +313.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +400% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 0.96µg | 3.97µg | 125% |
Manganese | 0.015mg | 0.9mg | 38% |
Monounsaturated fat | 10.742g | 0.822g | 25% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.485mg | 0.17mg | 24% |
Fats | 17.74g | 3.1g | 23% |
Copper | 0.038mg | 0.178mg | 16% |
Zinc | 0.51mg | 2.12mg | 15% |
Phosphorus | 210mg | 295mg | 12% |
Saturated fat | 3.102g | 0.579g | 11% |
Cholesterol | 59mg | 90mg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.288mg | 0.74mg | 9% |
Protein | 18.42g | 22.6g | 8% |
Calcium | 4mg | 77mg | 7% |
Calories | 239kcal | 124kcal | 6% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.073mg | 0.01mg | 5% |
Iron | 0.85mg | 1.15mg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.753g | 1.135g | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.103mg | 0.146mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.923mg | 1.766mg | 1% |
Sodium | 103mg | 77mg | 1% |
Folate | 1µg | 5µg | 1% |
Potassium | 344mg | 372mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 33mg | 38mg | 1% |
Vitamin A | 18µg | 17µg | 0% |
Selenium | 46.8µg | 46.8µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.206mg | 0.253mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.808mg | 0.991mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.849mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.497mg | 1.837mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.692mg | 2.076mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.545mg | 0.669mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.719mg | 0.882mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.949mg | 1.164mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.542mg | 0.665mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.674g | 0.353g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.504g | 0.536g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.114g | 0.023g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +472.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +29.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +22.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +17.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1206.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +54.4% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81.3% |