Smelt vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smelt and sunfish different?

Smelt is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and polyunsaturated fat, while sunfish is higher in copper, vitamin B1, and protein.
Smelt covers your daily need for vitamin B12 69% more than sunfish.
Smelt contains 4 times more polyunsaturated fat than sunfish. Smelt contains 1.135g of polyunsaturated fat, while sunfish contains 0.315g.

Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat types were used in this article.

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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

Sunfish

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+188.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.7%
Contains more IronIron	+33.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~38mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.99mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.897mg

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

Sunfish

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+820%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+240%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~17µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.97µg	2.31µg	69%
Selenium	46.8µg	16.2µg	56%
Copper	0.178mg	0.385mg	23%
Phosphorus	295mg	231mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.092mg	7%
Protein	22.6g	24.87g	5%
Iron	1.15mg	1.54mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.146mg	0.085mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.135g	0.315g	5%
Fats	3.1g	0.9g	3%
Calcium	77mg	103mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.74mg	0.865mg	3%
Folate	5µg	17µg	3%
Potassium	372mg	449mg	2%
Vitamin B3	1.766mg	1.462mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.138mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.579g	0.178g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.822g	0.15g	2%
Calories	124kcal	114kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Cholesterol	90mg	86mg	1%
Zinc	2.12mg	1.99mg	1%
Sodium	77mg	103mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	18g	22g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	55kcal	46kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	81g	88g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.6	N/A
Magnesium	38mg	38mg	0%
Vitamin A	17µg	17µg	0%
Manganese	0.9mg	0.897mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.253mg	0.279mg	0%
Threonine	0.991mg	1.09mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.041mg	1.146mg	0%
Leucine	1.837mg	2.022mg	0%
Lysine	2.076mg	2.284mg	0%
Methionine	0.669mg	0.736mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.882mg	0.971mg	0%
Valine	1.164mg	1.281mg	0%
Histidine	0.665mg	0.732mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.353g	0.047g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.536g	0.092g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.023g	0.042g	N/A