Smelt vs. Shark — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between smelt and shark?

Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium, yet shark is richer in vitamin B6.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 115% higher.
Smelt has 18 times more manganese than shark. Smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, while shark has 0.05mg.
Shark contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried types in this comparison.

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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

Shark

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140%
Contains more CopperCopper	+323.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+341.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+13.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.11mg

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

Shark

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+228.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+620%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~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	1.21µg	115%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.05mg	37%
Selenium	46.8µg	34µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	3.701g	17%
Fats	3.1g	13.82g	16%
Copper	0.178mg	0.042mg	15%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.48mg	15%
Phosphorus	295mg	194mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	5.935g	13%
Saturated fat	0.579g	3.205g	12%
Cholesterol	90mg	59mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.3mg	10%
Protein	22.6g	18.62g	8%
Potassium	372mg	155mg	6%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	2.783mg	6%
Calories	124kcal	228kcal	5%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.072mg	5%
Vitamin A	17µg	54µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.097mg	4%
Calcium	77mg	50mg	3%
Folate	5µg	15µg	3%
Carbs	0g	6.39g	2%
Sodium	77mg	122mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.62mg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	43mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	8.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	122kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	6.39g	N/A
Iron	1.15mg	1.11mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.212mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	0.843mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	0.867mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	1.515mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	1.634mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.541mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.75mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	0.965mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.538mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.258g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.431g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.089g	N/A