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Smelt vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and tuna salad different?

  • Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, while tuna salad is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 115% more than tuna salad.
  • Smelt contains 23 times more manganese than tuna salad. Smelt contains 0.9mg of manganese, while tuna salad contains 0.04mg.
  • Tuna salad is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna salad 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
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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +352.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109%
Contains more IronIron +15%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +278.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.6%

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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smelt Tuna salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.97µg 1.2µg 115%
Manganese 0.9mg 0.04mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.766mg 6.7mg 31%
Cholesterol 90mg 13mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.135g 4.122g 20%
Phosphorus 295mg 178mg 17%
Sodium 77mg 402mg 14%
Zinc 2.12mg 0.56mg 14%
Protein 22.6g 16.04g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.74mg 0.26mg 10%
Selenium 46.8µg 41.2µg 10%
Fats 3.1g 9.26g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.17mg 0.081mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.146mg 0.07mg 6%
Potassium 372mg 178mg 6%
Calcium 77mg 17mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.822g 2.887g 5%
Magnesium 38mg 19mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.579g 1.544g 4%
Copper 0.178mg 0.145mg 4%
Calories 124kcal 187kcal 3%
Carbs 0g 9.41g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.031mg 2%
Iron 1.15mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 17µg 24µg 1%
Folate 5µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 9.41g N/A
Tryptophan 0.253mg 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.991mg 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.041mg 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.837mg 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.076mg 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.669mg 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.882mg 0.626mg 0%
Valine 1.164mg 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.665mg 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.353g 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.536g 0.055g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Smelt
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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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.9%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
Contains more FatsFats +198.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +41.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Smelt
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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
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +251.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +263.2%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.