Smelt vs. Catfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between smelt and catfish

Catfish has less selenium, vitamin B12, manganese, copper, zinc, iron, protein, phosphorus, and calcium.
Smelt covers your daily selenium needs 67% more than catfish.
Catfish contains 50 times less manganese than smelt. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while catfish contains 0.018mg.
Catfish has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, 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.

Smelt

Catfish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+755.6%
Contains more IronIron	+310.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+356.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+265.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+372.7%

~equal in Potassium ~366mg

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.

Smelt

Catfish

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+42.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.811mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.177mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	46.8µg	9.9µg	67%
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	2.78µg	50%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.018mg	38%
Copper	0.178mg	0.039mg	15%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.58mg	14%
Choline		78.7mg	14%
Iron	1.15mg	0.28mg	11%
Protein	22.6g	18.44g	8%
Cholesterol	90mg	66mg	8%
Calcium	77mg	9mg	7%
Phosphorus	295mg	247mg	7%
Fats	3.1g	7.19g	6%
Vitamin E		0.97mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	3.115g	6%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	2.548mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.579g	1.586g	5%
Magnesium	38mg	23mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.1mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Sodium	77mg	119mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Folate	5µg	12µg	2%
Calories	124kcal	144kcal	1%
Vitamin D*		10 IU	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.024mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.811mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.177mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	1.354g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	78kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.8	N/A
Potassium	372mg	366mg	0%
Trans fat		0.063g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.22mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.833mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.82mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.396mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.677mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.539mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.735mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.894mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.404mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.353g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.536g	0.069g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.023g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.049g	N/A