Smelt vs. Perch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between smelt and perch

Smelt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat; however, perch is richer in vitamin B1 and protein.
Smelt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 74% higher.
Smelt has 3 times more selenium than perch. While smelt has 46.8µg of selenium, perch has only 16.1µg.
Smelt has less cholesterol.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Smelt

Perch

Contains more ZincZinc	+48.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+190.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+32.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Potassium ~344mg

~equal in Iron ~1.16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.192mg

~equal in Sodium ~79mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.9mg

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.

Smelt

Perch

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+80.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.9mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	2.2µg	74%
Selenium	46.8µg	16.1µg	56%
Cholesterol	90mg	115mg	8%
Zinc	2.12mg	1.43mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.08mg	6%
Protein	22.6g	24.86g	5%
Phosphorus	295mg	257mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.472g	4%
Fats	3.1g	1.18g	3%
Calcium	77mg	102mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.87mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.7mg	2%
Copper	0.178mg	0.192mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.14mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.237g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.195g	2%
Potassium	372mg	344mg	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	10µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.9mg	1%
Calories	124kcal	117kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	85g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.8	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Iron	1.15mg	1.16mg	0%
Sodium	77mg	79mg	0%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.9mg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	2.02mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.97mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.353g	0.101g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.536g	0.223g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.023g	0.036g	N/A