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Anchovies vs. Atlantic Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between anchovies and atlantic Mackerel?

  • Anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, copper, calcium, and zinc, yet atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B1.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 337% more.
  • Anchovies have 12 times more calcium than atlantic Mackerel. While anchovies have 147mg of calcium, atlantic Mackerel has only 12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in anchovies is lower.

We used Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 44% 34% 122% 70% 47% 75% 14% 9.1% 199%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22%
Contains more IronIron +99.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +189%
Contains more ZincZinc +173%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.8%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5% 11% 0% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.3% 17% 30% 242% 44% 72% 170% 51% 92% 1089% 13% 0.75% 35%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +179%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1304.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Atlantic Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 8.71µg 337%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 9.08mg 31%
Iron 3.25mg 1.63mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.399mg 20%
Copper 0.211mg 0.073mg 15%
Calcium 147mg 12mg 14%
Fats 4.84g 13.89g 14%
Selenium 36.5µg 44.1µg 14%
Choline 65mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 5.456g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 3.35g 11%
Zinc 1.72mg 0.63mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.176mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.282g 3.257g 9%
Magnesium 41mg 76mg 8%
Phosphorus 174mg 217mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 1.52mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.856mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5µg 4%
Calories 131kcal 205kcal 4%
Protein 20.35g 18.6g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.312mg 4%
Vitamin A 15µg 50µg 4%
Cholesterol 60mg 70mg 3%
Manganese 0.07mg 0.015mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Potassium 383mg 314mg 2%
Sodium 104mg 90mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 0.815mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.857mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 1.708mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0.551mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 0.726mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 0.958mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0.548mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g 0.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g 1.401g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g 0.212g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 5% 73%
Protein: 20.35 g
Fats: 4.84 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.37 g
Other: 1.44 g
19% 14% 64% 4%
Protein: 18.6 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.55 g
Other: 3.96 g
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%
Contains more FatsFats +187%
Contains more OtherOther +175%
~equal in Protein ~18.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 29% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.282 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.637 g
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.257 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.456 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +361.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +104.6%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Anchovies - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174182/nutrients
  2. Atlantic Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175119/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.