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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

  • Energy
    210 kcal
    206 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN28.89 g
    22.1 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    9.71 g
    12.35 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN2.2 g
    2.4 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    3668 mg
    61 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN544 mg
    384 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN232 mg
    15 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN4.63 mg
    0.34 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN69 mg
    30 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    3.7 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.