Anchovies, canned leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Anchovies, canned comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Skipjack tuna, cooked for less saturated fat, less sodium and more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy210 kcal132 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN28.89 g28.21 g
- Carbohydrate0 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat9.71 g1.29 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.2 g0.42 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better3668 mg47 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN544 mg522 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN232 mg37 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.63 mg1.6 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN69 mg44 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1 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.

