Whelk vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whelk and smelt different?

Whelk is higher than smelt in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, and potassium.
Whelk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 590% more than smelt.
Whelk contains 12 times more copper than smelt. Whelk contains 2.06mg of copper, while smelt contains 0.178mg.
Smelt is lower in sodium.

Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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.

Whelk

Smelt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+352.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.6%
Contains more IronIron	+774.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1057.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-81.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.9mg

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.

Whelk

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+390%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+282.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+356.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+120%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+85%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	3.97µg	590%
Copper	2.06mg	0.178mg	209%
Iron	10.06mg	1.15mg	111%
Selenium	89.6µg	46.8µg	78%
Protein	47.68g	22.6g	50%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.17mg	37%
Magnesium	172mg	38mg	32%
Sodium	412mg	77mg	15%
Cholesterol	130mg	90mg	13%
Zinc	3.26mg	2.12mg	10%
Potassium	694mg	372mg	9%
Calories	275kcal	124kcal	8%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.74mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	1.135g	7%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.146mg	5%
Fats	0.8g	3.1g	4%
Calcium	113mg	77mg	4%
Vitamin A	49µg	17µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.01mg	3%
Phosphorus	282mg	295mg	2%
Folate	11µg	5µg	2%
Saturated fat	0.062g	0.579g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	0.822g	2%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	1.766mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.89mg	0.9mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.023g	N/A