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

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

Ling fish

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

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

Ling fish

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 D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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 B2	0.146mg	0.231mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.369mg	7%
Phosphorus	295mg	254mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	2.801mg	6%
Protein	22.6g	24.35g	4%
Fats	3.1g	0.82g	4%
Iron	1.15mg	0.83mg	4%
Copper	0.178mg	0.141mg	4%
Sodium	77mg	173mg	4%
Calcium	77mg	44mg	3%
Potassium	372mg	486mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.579g		3%
Vitamin A	17µg	35µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g		2%
Calories	124kcal	111kcal	1%
Folate	5µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4		N/A
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