Smelt vs. Cuttlefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between smelt and cuttlefish

Smelt has more vitamin B12 and manganese, while cuttlefish has more iron, vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Cuttlefish covers your daily need for iron, 61% more than smelt.
Smelt contains 8 times more manganese than cuttlefish. While smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, cuttlefish contains only 0.11mg.
The amount of cholesterol in smelt is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, 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.

Smelt

Cuttlefish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+718.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.9%
Contains more IronIron	+423.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+229.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.2%

~equal in Potassium ~354mg

~equal in Selenium ~44.8µg

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.

Smelt

Cuttlefish

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+564.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+523.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+220%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.009mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.15mg	6.02mg	61%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.91mg	59%
Copper	0.178mg	0.587mg	45%
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	3µg	40%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.11mg	34%
Sodium	77mg	372mg	13%
Phosphorus	295mg	387mg	13%
Protein	22.6g	16.24g	13%
Vitamin A	17µg	113µg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.134g	7%
Cholesterol	90mg	112mg	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	5.3mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.5mg	5%
Zinc	2.12mg	1.73mg	4%
Selenium	46.8µg	44.8µg	4%
Fats	3.1g	0.7g	4%
Folate	5µg	16µg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.216mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.118g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.081g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.15mg	2%
Calories	124kcal	79kcal	2%
Magnesium	38mg	30mg	2%
Potassium	372mg	354mg	1%
Calcium	77mg	90mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.82g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.82g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.009mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.699mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.707mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.143mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.213mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.366mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.582mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.709mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.312mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.039g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.066g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.006g	N/A