Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
anchovy
versus
broccoli
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in anchovy and broccoli:
Anchovy is high in calories and broccoli has 74% less calories than anchovy - broccoli has 34 calories per 100 grams and anchovy has 131 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, anchovy is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to broccoli per calorie. Anchovy has a macronutrient ratio of 65:0:35 and for broccoli, 28:65:7 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Anchovy | Broccoli | |
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Protein | 65% | 28% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 65% |
Fat | 35% | 7% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Anchovy has less carbohydrates than broccoli - broccoli has 6.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and anchovy does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than anchovy - broccoli has 2.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and anchovy does not contain significant amounts.
Anchovy has less sugar than broccoli - broccoli has 1.7g of sugar per 100 grams and anchovy does not contain significant amounts.
Anchovy is an excellent source of protein and it has 622% more protein than broccoli - broccoli has 2.8g of protein per 100 grams and anchovy has 20.4g of protein.
Broccoli has 10.2 times less saturated fat than anchovy - broccoli has 0.11g of saturated fat per 100 grams and anchovy has 1.3g of saturated fat.
Broccoli has less cholesterol than anchovy - anchovy has 60mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and broccoli does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than anchovy - broccoli has 89.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and anchovy does not contain significant amounts.
Broccoli and anchovy contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - broccoli has 31ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and anchovy has 15ug of Vitamin A.
Broccoli and anchovy contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - broccoli has 0.78mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and anchovy has 0.57mg of Vitamin E.
Broccoli is a great source of Vitamin K and it has 1015 times more Vitamin K than anchovy - broccoli has 101.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and anchovy has 0.1ug of Vitamin K.
Anchovy has more riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B12, however, broccoli contains more folate. Both anchovy and broccoli contain significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Anchovy | Broccoli | |
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Thiamin | 0.055 MG | 0.071 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.256 MG | 0.117 MG |
Niacin | 14.024 MG | 0.639 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.645 MG | 0.573 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.143 MG | 0.175 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 63 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.62 UG | ~ |
Both broccoli and anchovy are high in calcium. Anchovy has 213% more calcium than broccoli - broccoli has 47mg of calcium per 100 grams and anchovy has 147mg of calcium.
Anchovy is an excellent source of iron and it has 345% more iron than broccoli - broccoli has 0.73mg of iron per 100 grams and anchovy has 3.3mg of iron.
Both broccoli and anchovy are high in potassium. Anchovy has 21% more potassium than broccoli - broccoli has 316mg of potassium per 100 grams and anchovy has 383mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, anchovy has more dha, epa and dpa than broccoli per 100 grams, however, broccoli contains more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than anchovy per 100 grams.
Anchovy | Broccoli | |
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DHA | 0.911 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.538 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.029 G | ~ |
alpha linoleic acid | ~ | 0.0215 G |
Total | 1.478 G | 0.0215 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both anchovy and broccoli contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Anchovy | Broccoli | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 0.097 G | 0.049 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 0.006 G |
Total | 0.097 G | 0.055 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||