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Smelt vs. Milkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between smelt and milkfish

  • Smelt has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and iron; however, milkfish is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6.
  • Smelt's daily need coverage for selenium is 56% more.
  • Smelt contains 35 times more manganese than milkfish. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while milkfish contains 0.026mg.
  • Milkfish contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, milkfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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 27% 20% 33% 15% 15% 29% 89% 12% 3.4% 88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.5%
Contains more IronIron +180.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +304.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3361.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~38mg
~equal in Potassium ~374mg

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% 11% 0% 0% 4% 16% 155% 52% 113% 409% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +367.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
~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 Milkfish DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 16.2µg 56%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 8.256mg 41%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.026mg 38%
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 3.27µg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.488mg 24%
Copper 0.178mg 0.044mg 15%
Phosphorus 295mg 208mg 12%
Zinc 2.12mg 1.05mg 10%
Fats 3.1g 8.63g 9%
Iron 1.15mg 0.41mg 9%
Cholesterol 90mg 67mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 8%
Protein 22.6g 26.32g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.069mg 6%
Folate 5µg 18µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.579g 3%
Calories 124kcal 190kcal 3%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.865mg 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 33µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.016mg 1%
Sodium 77mg 92mg 1%
Calcium 77mg 65mg 1%
Magnesium 38mg 38mg 0%
Potassium 372mg 374mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.295mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 1.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 1.213mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 2.139mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 2.417mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.779mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 1.028mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 1.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.775mg 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
26% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 26.32 g
Fats: 8.63 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.63 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.5%
Contains more FatsFats +178.4%
Contains more OtherOther +60.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Milkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171995/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.