Anchovies Nutrition facts
Anchovies
Don't turn away if you come across anchovies in a fish market; despite their diminutive size, anchovy brim with health benefiting omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, iodine and selenium.
Anchovies are small, slender, warm water fish living near coastal areas of all major oceans and seas around the world. Some of common names of anchovies are California anchovy, pinhead, anchoveta, நெத்திலி மீன், etc. The genus Engraulis includes about nine species.
Scientific name: Engraulis encrasicholus (L.) (Eurpean anchovy), Engraulis capensis (South African anchovy), Stolephorus indicus (Indian anchovy), Engraulis mordax (Californian anchovy), etc.
| Nutrition Principle | Nutrition Value | Percentage of RDA |
|---|---|---|
| Principle | ||
| Energy | 131 Kcal | 6.5% |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 20.35 g | 36% |
| Total Fat | 4.84 g | 42% |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.5 g | 1% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Folates | 9 μg | 2% |
| Niacin | 14.02 mg | 88% |
| Pyridoxine | 0.143 mg | 11% |
| Riboflavin | 0.256 mg | 20% |
| Thiamin | 0.055 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin-A | 50 IU | 1.6% |
| Vitamin-C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin-D | 69 IU | 17% |
| Vitamin-E | 0.57 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin-K | 0.1 μg | 4% |
| Electrolytes | ||
| Sodium | 104 mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 383 mg | 8% |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 147 mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3.25 mg | 40% |
| Magnesium | 41 mg | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 174 mg | 25% |
| Zinc | 1.72 mg | 16% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids (PUFA) | ||
| EPA (20:5 n-3) | 0.538 g | -- |
| DPA (22:5 n-3) | 0.029 g | -- |
| DHA (22:6 n-3) | 0.911 g | -- |