Smelt vs. Croaker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between smelt and croaker

Smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, selenium, copper, and phosphorus; however, croaker is richer in vitamin B3 and folate.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% higher.
Smelt has 11 times more manganese than croaker. While smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, croaker has only 0.08mg.
Smelt has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, croaker, Atlantic, cooked, breaded, and fried.

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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.

Smelt

Croaker

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140.6%
Contains more IronIron	+33.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+307.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1025%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+10.5%

~equal in Potassium ~340mg

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.

Smelt

Croaker

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+89%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+580%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.74mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	2.1µg	78%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.08mg	36%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	4.3mg	16%
Fats	3.1g	12.67g	15%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.52mg	15%
Selenium	46.8µg	38.8µg	15%
Copper	0.178mg	0.065mg	13%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.476g	13%
Sodium	77mg	348mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	2.917g	12%
Phosphorus	295mg	217mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	5.32g	11%
Protein	22.6g	18.2g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.09mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.26mg	7%
Folate	5µg	34µg	7%
Calories	124kcal	221kcal	5%
Calcium	77mg	32mg	5%
Iron	1.15mg	0.86mg	4%
Carbs	0g	7.54g	3%
Cholesterol	90mg	84mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.4g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	42mg	1%
Potassium	372mg	340mg	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	23µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.13mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.14g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.74mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.788mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.847mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.48mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.571mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.525mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.742mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.947mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.525mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.113g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.089g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.079g	N/A