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 Flounder/sole, cooked for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy210 kcal86 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN28.89 g15.24 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat9.71 g2.37 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.2 g0.54 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better3668 mg363 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN544 mg197 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN232 mg25 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.63 mg0.23 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN69 mg22 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.

