Anchovies, canned leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Anchovies, canned: 100 g · Salmon, cooked: 100 g.
The verdict
Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Salmon, cooked for less sodium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.
Head-to-head
- Energy210 kcal206 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN28.89 g22.1 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat9.71 g12.35 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN2.2 g2.4 g
- Sodiumless is better3668 mg61 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN544 mg384 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN232 mg15 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.63 mg0.34 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN69 mg30 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg3.7 mgWIN
- 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.

