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Smelt vs. Tilapia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between smelt and tilapia

  • Smelt has more vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, and copper; however, tilapia is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, protein, and vitamin B1.
  • Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 88% more.
  • Smelt contains 24 times more manganese than tilapia. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while tilapia contains 0.037mg.
  • Tilapia contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tilapia, 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.
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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 24% 4.2% 34% 26% 25% 11% 87% 7.3% 4.8% 297%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +137.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +417.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2332.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.2%
~equal in Potassium ~380mg

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.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 5.7% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 56% 0% 16% 23% 17% 89% 40% 28% 233% 2.3% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +113.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +830%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Tilapia DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 1.86µg 88%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.037mg 38%
Vitamin D* 150 IU 19%
Vitamin D 3.7µg 19%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 4.745mg 19%
Zinc 2.12mg 0.41mg 16%
Selenium 46.8µg 54.4µg 14%
Phosphorus 295mg 204mg 13%
Cholesterol 90mg 57mg 11%
Copper 0.178mg 0.075mg 11%
Choline 51.3mg 9%
Protein 22.6g 26.15g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.093mg 7%
Calcium 77mg 14mg 6%
Iron 1.15mg 0.69mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.073mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.123mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 0.6g 4%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.045g 3%
Vitamin A 17µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.664mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.579g 0.94g 2%
Fats 3.1g 2.65g 1%
Magnesium 38mg 34mg 1%
Sodium 77mg 56mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Calories 124kcal 128kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 18g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 55kcal 49kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 81g 78g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.4 1.7 N/A
Potassium 372mg 380mg 0%
Folate 5µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 0.955g 0%
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 1.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 1.22mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 2.04mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 2.315mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.766mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 1.05mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 1.28mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.585mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.353g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.536g 0.13g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.023g 0.06g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.015g 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
26% 3% 71%
Protein: 26.15 g
Fats: 2.65 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 71.59 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +17%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~71.59g

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.955 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.2%

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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. Tilapia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175177/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.