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Monkfish vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between monkfish and anchovies

  • Monkfish has more selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, anchovies have more vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B2, calcium, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for anchovies is 72% higher.
  • Anchovies have 2 times less vitamin B6 than monkfish. Monkfish has 0.277mg of vitamin B6, while anchovies have 0.143mg.

Food types used in this article are Fish, monkfish, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1370%
Contains more IronIron +692.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +486.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +224.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.8%

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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
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% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +448.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +272.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~15µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monkfish Anchovies DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 2.558mg 14.024mg 72%
Iron 0.41mg 3.25mg 36%
Selenium 46.8µg 36.5µg 19%
Copper 0.036mg 0.211mg 19%
Vitamin B12 1.04µg 0.62µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.256mg 14%
Calcium 10mg 147mg 14%
Phosphorus 256mg 174mg 12%
Zinc 0.53mg 1.72mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.277mg 0.143mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.173mg 0.645mg 9%
Cholesterol 32mg 60mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.282g 6%
Sodium 23mg 104mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Potassium 513mg 383mg 4%
Fats 1.95g 4.84g 4%
Protein 18.56g 20.35g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 3%
Magnesium 27mg 41mg 3%
Calories 97kcal 131kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.055mg 2%
Manganese 0.031mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 14µg 15µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 8µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.228mg 0%
Threonine 0.814mg 0.892mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.855mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.509mg 1.654mg 0%
Lysine 1.705mg 1.869mg 0%
Methionine 0.549mg 0.602mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.725mg 0.794mg 0%
Valine 0.956mg 1.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.599mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +148.2%
Contains more OtherOther +46.9%
~equal in Protein ~20.35g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.37g

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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. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/nutrients
  2. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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