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Smelt vs. Lobster — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and lobster different?

  • Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, phosphorus, and iron, while lobster is higher in copper, selenium, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Lobster covers your daily need for copper, 152% more than smelt.
  • Smelt contains 14 times more manganese than lobster. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while lobster contains 0.065mg.
  • Smelt is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, lobster, northern, cooked, moist 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.
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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 31% 29% 20% 11% 517% 110% 79% 63% 8.5% 399%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.7%
Contains more IronIron +296.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1284.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +770.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +91%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56.2%

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% 0.33% 20% 0% 5.8% 3.9% 34% 100% 27% 179% 0% 8.3% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +758.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +177.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.83mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Lobster DV% diff.
Copper 0.178mg 1.55mg 152%
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 1.43µg 106%
Selenium 46.8µg 73.1µg 48%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.065mg 36%
Cholesterol 90mg 146mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 1.667mg 19%
Zinc 2.12mg 4.05mg 18%
Sodium 77mg 486mg 18%
Phosphorus 295mg 185mg 16%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Iron 1.15mg 0.29mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.017mg 10%
Protein 22.6g 19g 7%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 0.34g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.119mg 4%
Potassium 372mg 230mg 4%
Fats 3.1g 0.86g 3%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.208g 2%
Calories 124kcal 89kcal 2%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 1µg 2%
Calcium 77mg 96mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.023mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 43mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 0.253g 1%
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 1.83mg 0%
Trans fat 0.013g N/A
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 0.753mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 0.832mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 1.426mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.782mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 0.852mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.475mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.117g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g 0.078g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.033g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
19% 78% 2%
Protein: 19 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.11 g
Other: 2.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.9%
Contains more FatsFats +260.5%
Contains more OtherOther +34.4%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~78.11g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
26% 32% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.208 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.253 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.34 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +224.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.1%

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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. Lobster - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174209/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.