Shark vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shark and anchovies?

Shark is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B6, yet anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, copper, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and potassium.
Anchovies' daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 70% more.
Shark has 3 times more saturated fat than anchovies. While shark has 3.205g of saturated fat, anchovies have only 1.282g.

We used Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, anchovy, european, raw types 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.

Shark

Anchovies

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+11.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+194%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.1%
Contains more IronIron	+192.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+402.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+258.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

~equal in Magnesium ~41mg

~equal in Selenium ~36.5µg

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.

Shark

Anchovies

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+95.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+163.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+403.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.645mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	14.024mg	70%
Iron	1.11mg	3.25mg	27%
Vitamin B12	1.21µg	0.62µg	25%
Copper	0.042mg	0.211mg	19%
Fats	13.82g	4.84g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	1.637g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.256mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.143mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	1.182g	12%
Zinc	0.48mg	1.72mg	11%
Calcium	50mg	147mg	10%
Saturated fat	3.205g	1.282g	9%
Potassium	155mg	383mg	7%
Calories	228kcal	131kcal	5%
Selenium	34µg	36.5µg	5%
Vitamin A	54µg	15µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.57mg	4%
Protein	18.62g	20.35g	3%
Phosphorus	194mg	174mg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Sodium	122mg	104mg	1%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.055mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.645mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	59mg	60mg	0%
Magnesium	43mg	41mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.228mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.892mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.654mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	1.869mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.602mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.794mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.599mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.258g	0.538g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.431g	0.911g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.089g	0.029g	N/A