Smelt vs. Herring — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between smelt and herring

Smelt is richer in manganese, zinc, and copper, while herring is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fats, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
Herring covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 382% more than smelt.
Smelt has 23 times more manganese than herring. Smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, while herring has 0.04mg.
Smelt is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, herring, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smelt

Herring

Contains more CopperCopper	+50.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2150%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.6%
Contains more IronIron	+22.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

~equal in Calcium ~74mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~303mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Smelt

Herring

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+111.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+133.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+231%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.74mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	13.14µg	382%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.04mg	37%
Vitamin D*		214 IU	27%
Vitamin D		5.4µg	27%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	4.124mg	15%
Choline		83.3mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.348mg	14%
Fats	3.1g	11.59g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.299mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	2.735g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	4.79g	10%
Vitamin E		1.37mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.112mg	9%
Saturated fat	0.579g	2.615g	9%
Zinc	2.12mg	1.27mg	8%
Copper	0.178mg	0.118mg	7%
Calories	124kcal	203kcal	4%
Cholesterol	90mg	77mg	4%
Iron	1.15mg	1.41mg	3%
Sodium	77mg	115mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	36µg	2%
Folate	5µg	12µg	2%
Protein	22.6g	23.03g	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Magnesium	38mg	41mg	1%
Potassium	372mg	419mg	1%
Phosphorus	295mg	303mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.9	N/A
Calcium	77mg	74mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.74mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.258mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.01mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.061mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.872mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.115mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.682mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.899mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.678mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.353g	0.909g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.536g	1.105g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.023g	0.071g	N/A