Nutrition for Anchovy (raw)

Anchovy Nutrition Summary

One ounce of raw anchovy (28.3 grams) contains 37 calories and 5.8 grams of protein. Anchovy consist of 73% water, 20% protein, 5% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

Anchovy is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including calcium and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of protein, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus and selenium.

In one ounce of raw anchovy:

• Calories: 37
• Protein: 5.8 g
• Fat: 1.4 g, (Saturated: 0.4 g)
• Cholesterol: 17 mg
• Sodium: 29.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or dietary fiber in anchovy.

See the Anchovy Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Fish, anchovy, european, raw.

Calories in Anchovy

Anchovy has 37 calories per ounce or 131 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from protein and fat.

65% of calories in anchovy are from protein and 35% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Anchovy

Calories Similar to Anchovy

Some other seafoods with similar calories to anchovy by weight:

• Canned Tuna: -1 calories
• Salmon: -1 calories
• Lobster: +3 calories
• Clams: +5 calories

Protein in Anchovy

An excellent source of protein, a single ounce of Anchovy contains 12% of recommended daily values or 5.8 grams of protein. In addition, anchovy is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 5.77 g
• Tryptophan: 0.06 g
• Threonine: 0.25 g
• Isoleucine: 0.27 g
• Leucine: 0.47 g
• Lysine: 0.53 g
• Methionine: 0.17 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.22 g
• Valine: 0.3 g
• Histidine: 0.17 g

Protein Similar to Anchovy

Some other seafoods with similar amounts of protein to anchovy by weight:

• Salmon: same
• Crab Meat: -0.7 grams
• Canned Tuna: +0.9 grams
• Trout: +1.1 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Anchovy

An good source of nutrients, raw anchovy contains abundant amounts of calcium and potassium. In fact, a single ounce of anchovy contains 5% of recommended daily values or 108.5 milligrams of potassium. Also an excellent source of calcium, a single ounce of anchovy contains 4% of recommended daily values or 41.6 milligrams of calcium.

Vitamins in anchovy (1 oz):

• Vitamin a: 4.2 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 4 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.2 mg
• Folate: 2.5 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.2 ug
• Vitamin k: < 0.1 ug

Minerals in anchovy (1 oz):

• Calcium: 41.6 mg
• Potassium: 108.5 mg
• Iron: 0.9 mg
• Magnesium: 11.6 mg
• Zinc: 0.5 mg
• Selenium: 10.3 ug
• Phosphorus: 49.3 mg
• Copper: 0.1 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of choline, pantothenic acid or vitamin c in anchovy.

Similar to Anchovy for Potassium

Here are some other seafoods with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to anchovy:

• Salmon: -4.8 MG
• Trout: +23 MG
• Crab Meat: -35 MG
• Canned Tuna: -41 MG

Anchovy Nutrition Chart

Anchovy in Cooking

Anchovy is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two fillets of anchovy.

Friends and Relatives of Anchovy

Foods commonly cooked with anchovy:

• Capers
• Baguette
• Parsley
• Artichoke
• Tomato
• Pasta
• Arugula