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Smelt vs. Ling fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and ling fish different?

  • Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, and vitamin B5, while ling fish is higher in vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 138% more than ling fish.
  • Smelt contains 24 times more manganese than ling fish. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while ling fish contains 0.038mg.
  • Ling fish is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat types were used 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 58% 13% 43% 31% 47% 27% 109% 23% 5% 255%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more IronIron +38.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +26.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +112%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2268.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.6%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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
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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 0% 12% 0% 0% 32% 53% 53% 22% 81% 81% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +510.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~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 Ling fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 0.65µg 138%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.038mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.351mg 14%
Cholesterol 90mg 51mg 13%
Magnesium 38mg 81mg 10%
Zinc 2.12mg 1mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.127mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.369mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.231mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 2.801mg 6%
Phosphorus 295mg 254mg 6%
Protein 22.6g 24.35g 4%
Sodium 77mg 173mg 4%
Copper 0.178mg 0.141mg 4%
Iron 1.15mg 0.83mg 4%
Fats 3.1g 0.82g 4%
Saturated fat 0.579g 3%
Potassium 372mg 486mg 3%
Calcium 77mg 44mg 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 35µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2%
Calories 124kcal 111kcal 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.273mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 1.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 1.122mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.979mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 2.236mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.95mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 1.254mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.717mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Smelt
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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% 74%
Protein: 24.35 g
Fats: 0.82 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.88 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more FatsFats +278%
Contains more OtherOther +58.9%
~equal in Protein ~24.35g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~73.88g

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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. Ling fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174234/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.