Smelt vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between smelt and caviar

Smelt has more manganese; however, caviar is richer in vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, selenium, and calcium.
Caviar's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 668% more.
Smelt contains 18 times more manganese than caviar. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while caviar contains 0.05mg.
Smelt contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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

Caviar

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+105.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1700%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+689.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+257.1%
Contains more IronIron	+933%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40%

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

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3

+1371.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1494.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+373%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+403.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	20µg	668%
Cholesterol	90mg	588mg	166%
Iron	1.15mg	11.88mg	134%
Choline		490.9mg	89%
Magnesium	38mg	300mg	62%
Sodium	77mg	1500mg	62%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	3.5mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	7.405g	42%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.05mg	37%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.62mg	36%
Selenium	46.8µg	65.5µg	34%
Vitamin A	17µg	271µg	28%
Fats	3.1g	17.9g	23%
Calcium	77mg	275mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.579g	4.06g	16%
Vitamin D*		117 IU	15%
Vitamin D		2.9µg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.19mg	15%
Vitamin E		1.89mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.32mg	12%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.95mg	11%
Folate	5µg	50µg	11%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	0.12mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	4.631g	10%
Phosphorus	295mg	356mg	9%
Copper	0.178mg	0.11mg	8%
Calories	124kcal	264kcal	7%
Potassium	372mg	181mg	6%
Protein	22.6g	24.6g	4%
Carbs	0g	4g	1%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.229g	N/A