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Ling fish vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ling fish and smelt different?

  • Ling fish is richer in vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3, while smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 138% more than ling fish.
  • Ling fish contains 13 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. Ling fish contains 0.127mg of vitamin B1, while smelt contains 0.01mg.
  • Ling fish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
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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 more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more IronIron +38.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +112%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2268.4%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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 0% 12% 0% 0% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +510.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ling fish Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 3.97µg 138%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.9mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.351mg 0.17mg 14%
Cholesterol 51mg 90mg 13%
Magnesium 81mg 38mg 10%
Zinc 1mg 2.12mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.01mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.369mg 0.74mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.231mg 0.146mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.801mg 1.766mg 6%
Phosphorus 254mg 295mg 6%
Protein 24.35g 22.6g 4%
Sodium 173mg 77mg 4%
Copper 0.141mg 0.178mg 4%
Iron 0.83mg 1.15mg 4%
Fats 0.82g 3.1g 4%
Saturated fat 0.579g 3%
Potassium 486mg 372mg 3%
Calcium 44mg 77mg 3%
Vitamin A 35µg 17µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2%
Calories 111kcal 124kcal 1%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.273mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.067mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.122mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.979mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.236mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.95mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.254mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.717mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 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 +278%
Contains more OtherOther +58.9%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

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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. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/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.

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