Herring vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between herring and anchovies

Herring is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, iron, copper, and calcium.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 522% higher.
Herring has 2 times more vitamin B6 than anchovies. While herring has 0.348mg of vitamin B6, anchovies have only 0.143mg.
Anchovies have less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat 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.

Herring

Anchovies

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+98.6%
Contains more IronIron	+130.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+78.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+75%

~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

~equal in Potassium ~383mg

~equal in Sodium ~104mg

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.

Herring

Anchovies

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+140%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+143.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2019.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+240.1%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	0.62µg	522%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	14.024mg	62%
Vitamin D*	214 IU		27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg		27%
Iron	1.41mg	3.25mg	23%
Selenium	46.8µg	36.5µg	19%
Phosphorus	303mg	174mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.143mg	16%
Choline	83.3mg		15%
Fats	11.59g	4.84g	10%
Copper	0.118mg	0.211mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	1.182g	9%
Calcium	74mg	147mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	1.637g	7%
Cholesterol	77mg	60mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.615g	1.282g	6%
Protein	23.03g	20.35g	5%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	0.57mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.055mg	5%
Calories	203kcal	131kcal	4%
Zinc	1.27mg	1.72mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.256mg	3%
Vitamin A	36µg	15µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.645mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	419mg	383mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.07mg	1%
Folate	12µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.2	N/A
Magnesium	41mg	41mg	0%
Sodium	115mg	104mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.228mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.892mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	1.654mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	1.869mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.602mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.794mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.599mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.909g	0.538g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	1.105g	0.911g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.071g	0.029g	N/A