Smelt vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between smelt and fish sticks?

Smelt is richer than fish sticks in vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 125% more.
Smelt has 5 times more zinc than fish sticks. While smelt has 2.12mg of zinc, fish sticks have only 0.42mg.
The amount of cholesterol in fish sticks is lower.
The glycemic index of smelt is lower.

We used Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared 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

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+381.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+101.1%
Contains more IronIron	+36.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+201.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+404.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+394.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.1%

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

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+313.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1120%
Contains more FolateFolate	+380%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	0.96µg	125%
Selenium	46.8µg	15.7µg	57%
Vitamin E		6.88mg	46%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	7.824g	45%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.182mg	31%
Protein	22.6g	11.01g	23%
Cholesterol	90mg	28mg	21%
Fats	3.1g	16.23g	20%
Phosphorus	295mg	191mg	15%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.42mg	15%
Sodium	77mg	402mg	14%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.733g	14%
Copper	0.178mg	0.059mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.272mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.122mg	9%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Choline		42.8mg	8%
Calories	124kcal	277kcal	8%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.078mg	7%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	3.193g	6%
Potassium	372mg	185mg	6%
Calcium	77mg	16mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Folate	5µg	24µg	5%
Iron	1.15mg	0.84mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Magnesium	38mg	25mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.116mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.536mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar		1.65g	N/A
Trans fat		0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.236g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.289g	N/A