Anchovies, canned leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Catfish, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy210 kcal144 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN28.89 g18.44 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat9.71 g7.19 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.2 g1.59 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better3668 mg119 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN544 mg366 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN232 mg9 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.63 mg0.28 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN69 mg23 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

