Perch vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between perch and smelt

Perch is higher in vitamin B1 and protein; however, smelt is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 74% higher.
Perch has 8 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. While perch has 0.08mg of vitamin B1, smelt has only 0.01mg.
Smelt has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Perch

Smelt

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+32.5%

Contains more ZincZinc	+48.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~372mg

~equal in Iron ~1.15mg

~equal in Copper ~0.178mg

~equal in Sodium ~77mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.9mg

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.

Perch

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.766mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	3.97µg	74%
Selenium	16.1µg	46.8µg	56%
Cholesterol	115mg	90mg	8%
Zinc	1.43mg	2.12mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.01mg	6%
Protein	24.86g	22.6g	5%
Phosphorus	257mg	295mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.472g	1.135g	4%
Fats	1.18g	3.1g	3%
Calcium	102mg	77mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.74mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Copper	0.192mg	0.178mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.146mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.17mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.237g	0.579g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.195g	0.822g	2%
Potassium	344mg	372mg	1%
Vitamin A	10µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.9mg	1.766mg	1%
Calories	117kcal	124kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	21g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	47kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	85g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3.4	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Iron	1.16mg	1.15mg	0%
Sodium	79mg	77mg	0%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.9mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	1.09mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.145mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	2.02mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	2.283mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.736mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.97mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	1.281mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.732mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.101g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.223g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.036g	0.023g	N/A