Smelt vs. Sheepshead — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and sheepshead different?

Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, copper, and iron, while sheepshead is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, and phosphorus.
Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 70% more than sheepshead.
Smelt contains 43 times more manganese than sheepshead. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while sheepshead contains 0.021mg.
Sheepshead is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sheepshead, cooked, dry 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.

Smelt

Sheepshead

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+108.1%
Contains more IronIron	+71.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+236.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4185.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~35mg

~equal in Sodium ~73mg

~equal in Selenium ~51.3µg

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

Sheepshead

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+192%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+240%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.01mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.8mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	2.3µg	70%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.021mg	38%
Zinc	2.12mg	0.63mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.35mg	14%
Cholesterol	90mg	64mg	9%
Selenium	46.8µg	51.3µg	8%
Phosphorus	295mg	350mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.05mg	7%
Protein	22.6g	26.02g	7%
Iron	1.15mg	0.67mg	6%
Copper	0.178mg	0.122mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.382g	5%
Potassium	372mg	512mg	4%
Calcium	77mg	37mg	4%
Folate	5µg	17µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.87mg	3%
Vitamin A	17µg	35µg	2%
Fats	3.1g	1.63g	2%
Magnesium	38mg	35mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.35g	1%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.36g	1%
Calories	124kcal	126kcal	0%
Sodium	77mg	73mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.199mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.39mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.77mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	1.016mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.766mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.083g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.536g	0.107g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.023g	0.04g	N/A