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Anchovies, canned leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Anchovies, canned for more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Flounder/sole, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    13.76 g
    17.72 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    4.62 g
    2.76 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.05 g
    0.63 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    1746.67 mg
    422.09 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN259.05 mg
    229.07 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN110.48 mg
    29.07 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.2 mg
    0.27 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN32.86 mg
    25.58 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 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.

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