Smelt vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between smelt and tuna
- Smelt is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, zinc, copper, and vitamin B5; however, tuna is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
- Tuna's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 127% higher.
- Smelt has 69 times more manganese than tuna. While smelt has 0.9mg of manganese, tuna has only 0.013mg.
- Tuna has less cholesterol.
The food types used in this comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1825% |
| Contains more IronIron | +25% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +314% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +371.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +6823.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +10.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +41.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -29.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +131.2% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +121.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +68.9% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +150% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +29.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1240% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1149.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +510.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.766mg | 22.07mg | 127% |
| Selenium | 46.8µg | 108.2µg | 112% |
| Vitamin B12 | 3.97µg | 2.35µg | 68% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.17mg | 1.038mg | 67% |
| Manganese | 0.9mg | 0.013mg | 39% |
| Copper | 0.178mg | 0.043mg | 15% |
| Zinc | 2.12mg | 0.45mg | 15% |
| Choline | 77.6mg | 14% | |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 47mg | 14% |
| Protein | 22.6g | 29.15g | 13% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.134mg | 10% |
| Vitamin D | 2µg | 10% | |
| Vitamin D | 82IU | 10% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.74mg | 0.334mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 4mg | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.135g | 0.175g | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 295mg | 333mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 372mg | 527mg | 5% |
| Fats | 3.1g | 0.59g | 4% |
| Iron | 1.15mg | 0.92mg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.822g | 0.138g | 2% |
| Saturated fat | 0.579g | 0.205g | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.146mg | 0.137mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 38mg | 42mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 17µg | 22µg | 1% |
| Sodium | 77mg | 54mg | 1% |
| Folate | 5µg | 2µg | 1% |
| Calories | 124kcal | 130kcal | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.02g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.253mg | 0.313mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.991mg | 1.224mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.041mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.837mg | 2.27mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.076mg | 2.565mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.669mg | 0.827mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.882mg | 1.091mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.164mg | 1.438mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.665mg | 0.822mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.353g | 0.015g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.536g | 0.105g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.023g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +425.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +18% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +29% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +495.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +548.6% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -64.6% |
