Smelt vs. Orange roughy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between smelt and orange roughy

Smelt has more vitamin B12, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B5, copper, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, orange roughy is richer in selenium.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 146% more.
Smelt contains 24 times more manganese than orange roughy. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while orange roughy contains 0.037mg.

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

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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

Orange roughy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+105.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+137.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+562.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+189.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2332.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+88.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.13mg

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

Orange roughy

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+153.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+744.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.82mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	0.47µg	146%
Selenium	46.8µg	88.3µg	75%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.037mg	38%
Phosphorus	295mg	102mg	28%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.32mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.056mg	14%
Vitamin E		1.87mg	12%
Copper	0.178mg	0.075mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.067mg	8%
Calcium	77mg	11mg	7%
Potassium	372mg	181mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.063mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.184g	6%
Magnesium	38mg	18mg	5%
Fats	3.1g	0.9g	3%
Cholesterol	90mg	80mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.045mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.034g	2%
Calories	124kcal	105kcal	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	24µg	1%
Vitamin K		1.1µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.439g	1%
Protein	22.6g	22.64g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	95g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	18	N/A
Iron	1.15mg	1.13mg	0%
Sodium	77mg	69mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.82mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.03mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.058mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.797mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.092mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.728mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.869mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.083mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.474mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.353g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.536g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.023g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.069g	N/A