Smelt vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and lingcod different?

Smelt is higher in manganese, copper, zinc, iron, calcium, and phosphorus; however, lingcod is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for manganese for smelt is 38% higher.
Smelt contains 5 times more copper than lingcod. While smelt contains 0.178mg of copper, lingcod contains only 0.035mg.
Lingcod has less cholesterol.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.8%
Contains more IronIron	+180.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+408.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+265.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3361.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+50.5%

~equal in Sodium ~76mg

~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

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+103.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.139mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~4.15µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.9mg	0.026mg	38%
Copper	0.178mg	0.035mg	16%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.58mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.346mg	14%
Iron	1.15mg	0.41mg	9%
Cholesterol	90mg	67mg	8%
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	4.15µg	8%
Calcium	77mg	18mg	6%
Potassium	372mg	560mg	6%
Phosphorus	295mg	258mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.383g	5%
Fats	3.1g	1.36g	3%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	2.314mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.865mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.035mg	2%
Calories	124kcal	109kcal	1%
Magnesium	38mg	33mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.139mg	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.255g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.447g	1%
Protein	22.6g	22.64g	0%
Sodium	77mg	76mg	0%
Vitamin A	17µg	17µg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.018g	N/A