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Sturgeon vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between sturgeon and smelt

  • Sturgeon has more vitamin B3, vitamin A, and vitamin B1; however, smelt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, manganese, zinc, copper, and calcium.
  • Smelt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 61% more than sturgeon.
  • Smelt contains 15 times less vitamin A than sturgeon. Sturgeon contains 875IU of vitamin A, while smelt contains 58IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 32% 5.1% 32% 34% 18% 15% 116% 9% 3.9% 88%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +352.9%
Contains more IronIron +27.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +235.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +292.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
~equal in Potassium ~372mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

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.
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% 88% 13% 194% 20% 21% 189% 52% 53% 313% 0.25% 13% 38%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1447.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +471.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +240%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +58.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sturgeon Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin D 12.9µg 65%
Vitamin D 515IU 64%
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 3.97µg 61%
Selenium 16.2µg 46.8µg 56%
Vitamin B3 10.1mg 1.766mg 52%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin A 263µg 17µg 27%
Zinc 0.54mg 2.12mg 14%
Copper 0.053mg 0.178mg 14%
Choline 70mg 13%
Calcium 17mg 77mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.17mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.146mg 4%
Protein 20.7g 22.6g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.486g 0.822g 4%
Vitamin E 0.63mg 4%
Cholesterol 77mg 90mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.173g 0.579g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 0.74mg 3%
Phosphorus 271mg 295mg 3%
Iron 0.9mg 1.15mg 3%
Fats 5.18g 3.1g 3%
Folate 17µg 5µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.885g 1.135g 2%
Magnesium 45mg 38mg 2%
Calories 135kcal 124kcal 1%
Potassium 364mg 372mg 0%
Sodium 69mg 77mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.907mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.954mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.682mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.901mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.613mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.808mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.066mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.609mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.249g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.119g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.058g 0.023g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 5% 70% 4%
Protein: 20.7 g
Fats: 5.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.94 g
Other: 4.18 g
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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
Contains more FatsFats +67.1%
Contains more OtherOther +176.8%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~72.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 55% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.173 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.486 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.885 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +202.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.2%

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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. Sturgeon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175148/nutrients
  2. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.