Shark vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between shark and smelt?

Shark is richer in fats and vitamin B6, yet smelt is richer in vitamin B12, manganese, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 115% higher.
Shark has 6 times more saturated fat than smelt. Shark has 3.205g of saturated fat, while smelt has 0.579g.

We used Fish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and fried and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shark

Smelt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+13.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+140%
Contains more CopperCopper	+323.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+341.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.15mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Shark

Smelt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+620%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+228.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~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	1.21µg	3.97µg	115%
Manganese	0.05mg	0.9mg	37%
Selenium	34µg	46.8µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.701g	1.135g	17%
Fats	13.82g	3.1g	16%
Copper	0.042mg	0.178mg	15%
Zinc	0.48mg	2.12mg	15%
Phosphorus	194mg	295mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.935g	0.822g	13%
Saturated fat	3.205g	0.579g	12%
Cholesterol	59mg	90mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.17mg	10%
Protein	18.62g	22.6g	8%
Potassium	155mg	372mg	6%
Vitamin B3	2.783mg	1.766mg	6%
Calories	228kcal	124kcal	5%
Vitamin B1	0.072mg	0.01mg	5%
Vitamin A	54µg	17µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.097mg	0.146mg	4%
Calcium	50mg	77mg	3%
Folate	15µg	5µg	3%
Carbs	6.39g	0g	2%
Sodium	122mg	77mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.62mg	0.74mg	2%
Magnesium	43mg	38mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.2g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	122kcal	55kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	81g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3	3.4	N/A
Net carbs	6.39g	0g	N/A
Iron	1.11mg	1.15mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.212mg	0.253mg	0%
Threonine	0.843mg	0.991mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.867mg	1.041mg	0%
Leucine	1.515mg	1.837mg	0%
Lysine	1.634mg	2.076mg	0%
Methionine	0.541mg	0.669mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.75mg	0.882mg	0%
Valine	0.965mg	1.164mg	0%
Histidine	0.538mg	0.665mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.258g	0.353g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.431g	0.536g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.089g	0.023g	N/A