Herring vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between herring and fish sticks?

Herring is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, protein, vitamin D*, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet fish sticks are higher in vitamin E.
Herring's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 508% more.
Herring has 214 times more vitamin D* than fish sticks. While herring has 214 IU of vitamin D*, fish sticks have only 1 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in fish sticks is lower.
The glycemic index of herring is lower.

We used Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Herring

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+126.5%
Contains more IronIron	+67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+202.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+355%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Herring

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+168.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+346.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1268.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+402.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.122mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.14µg	0.96µg	508%
Selenium	46.8µg	15.7µg	57%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		7.289g	43%
Vitamin E	1.37mg	6.88mg	37%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.735g	7.824g	34%
Vitamin D*	214 IU	1 IU	27%
Vitamin D	5.4µg	0µg	27%
Protein	23.03g	11.01g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.078mg	21%
Cholesterol	77mg	28mg	16%
Phosphorus	303mg	191mg	16%
Vitamin B3	4.124mg	1.536mg	16%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.236g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.116mg	14%
Sodium	115mg	402mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.272mg	9%
Zinc	1.27mg	0.42mg	8%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Fats	11.59g	16.23g	7%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Potassium	419mg	185mg	7%
Iron	1.41mg	0.84mg	7%
Copper	0.118mg	0.059mg	7%
Choline	83.3mg	42.8mg	7%
Calcium	74mg	16mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.182mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.615g	3.733g	5%
Calories	203kcal	277kcal	4%
Magnesium	41mg	25mg	4%
Vitamin A	36µg	4µg	4%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	4.7µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.79g	3.193g	4%
Folate	12µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.112mg	0.122mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Trans fat		0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.258mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	1.01mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.061mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	1.872mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	2.115mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.682mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.899mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.678mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.909g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	1.105g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.071g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A