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Anchovies, canned
Anchovies, canned4
VS
Mussels, cooked
Mussels, cooked4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 1 tie

Anchovies, canned: 100 g · Mussels, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

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

Pick Mussels, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    210 kcal
    172 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN28.89 g
    23.8 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    7.39 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
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  • Total fat
    9.71 g
    4.48 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    2.2 g
    0.85 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    3668 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN544 mg
    268 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN232 mg
    33 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    4.63 mg
    6.72 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN69 mg
    37 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    13.6 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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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