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Smelt vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smelt and mackerel?

  • Smelt is higher in manganese, zinc, and copper, yet mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 626% more.
  • Smelt has 45 times more manganese than mackerel. While smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, mackerel has only 0.02mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in smelt is lower.

We used Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types in this article.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +413.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.3%
Contains more IronIron +36.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10.3%
~equal in Potassium ~401mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~278mg
~equal in Sodium ~83mg

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.
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Smelt
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 18% 0% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1490%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +182.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +287.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +378.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 19µg 626%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.02mg 38%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 6.85mg 32%
Fats 3.1g 17.81g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.46mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 4.3g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.412mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.579g 4.176g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 7.006g 15%
Magnesium 38mg 97mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.159mg 12%
Zinc 2.12mg 0.94mg 11%
Copper 0.178mg 0.094mg 9%
Selenium 46.8µg 51.6µg 9%
Calories 124kcal 262kcal 7%
Calcium 77mg 15mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.99mg 5%
Iron 1.15mg 1.57mg 5%
Cholesterol 90mg 75mg 5%
Vitamin A 17µg 54µg 4%
Protein 22.6g 23.85g 3%
Phosphorus 295mg 278mg 2%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Potassium 372mg 401mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Sodium 77mg 83mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g 0.106g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +36.6%
Contains more FatsFats +474.5%
Contains more OtherOther +235.8%
~equal in Protein ~23.85g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +752.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +278.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/nutrients
  2. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.