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Anchovy Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 203

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 10g %14

Saturated Fat 2g %11

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 85mg %0

Sodium 3668mg %244

Total Carbohydrate 0g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 0g

Protein 29g

Vitamin D 69.0IU %11

Calcium 232.0mg %17

Iron 4.6mg %25

Potassium 544mg %14

Phosphorus 252.0mg %25

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in anchovy

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin A 40.0IU %1

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.1mg %7

Vitamin K 12.1µg %10

Vitamin D 69.0IU %12

Choline, total 85.0mg %15

Vitamin B6 0.2mg %16

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.9mg %18

Vitamin E 3.3mg %22

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.4mg %28

Vitamin B12 0.9µg %37

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 19.9mg %124

Minerals in anchovy

Manganese 0.1mg %4

Potassium 544.0mg %14

Magnesium 69.0mg %16

Zinc 2.4mg %17

Calcium 232.0mg %18

Phosphorus 252.0mg %25

Iron 4.6mg %26

Copper 0.3mg %38

Selenium 68.1µg %124

Sodium 3668.0mg %245

Amino Acids in anchovy

Valine 1.5g %76

Leucine 2.3g %80

Isoleucine 1.3g %89

Cystine 0.3g %101

Tyrosine 1.0g %104

Tryptophan 0.3g %108

Methionine 0.9g %110

Threonine 1.3g %113

Histidine 0.9g %113

Lysine 2.7g %118

Phenylalanine 1.1g %120

Fatty Acids in anchovy

DPA 0.04g %27

Omega-3 2.10g %131

EPA 0.76g %254

DHA 1.29g %646

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of anchovy is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Anchovy has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Valine 39 51
Leucine 59 81
Isoleucine 30 46
Tryptophan 6 11
Threonine 23 44
Histidine 15 29
Lysine 45 91
Met+Cys 22 40
Phe+Tyr 30 73

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in anchovy is 5.6 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of anchovy is 2.1 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in anchovy as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for anchovy is 39/100 good).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

nutrient density score

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for anchovy

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 0.17 <4
Zinc:Copper 7.20 <12
Potassium:Sodium 0.15 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 3.36 <2
Iron:Copper 13.57 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.92 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 56%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

41% of insulinogenic calories

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