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Anchovies vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are anchovies and mackerel different?

  • Anchovies are richer in vitamin B3, iron, calcium, and copper, while mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 766% more than anchovies.
  • Anchovies contain 10 times more calcium than mackerel. Anchovies contain 147mg of calcium, while mackerel contains 15mg.
  • Anchovies are lower in saturated fat.

Fish, anchovy, european, raw and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types were used 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 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more IronIron +107%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.4%
~equal in Potassium ~401mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 5% 11% 14% 59% 263% 39% 33% 78% 0.25% 6.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 1.3% 0% 18% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2964.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Anchovies Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.62µg 19µg 766%
Vitamin B3 14.024mg 6.85mg 45%
Selenium 36.5µg 51.6µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0.46mg 24%
Iron 3.25mg 1.57mg 21%
Fats 4.84g 17.81g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.637g 4.3g 18%
Phosphorus 174mg 278mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 1.182g 7.006g 15%
Magnesium 41mg 97mg 13%
Calcium 147mg 15mg 13%
Copper 0.211mg 0.094mg 13%
Saturated fat 1.282g 4.176g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0.412mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.159mg 9%
Calories 131kcal 262kcal 7%
Protein 20.35g 23.85g 7%
Zinc 1.72mg 0.94mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.99mg 7%
Cholesterol 60mg 75mg 5%
Vitamin A 15µg 54µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Manganese 0.07mg 0.02mg 2%
Folate 9µg 2µg 2%
Potassium 383mg 401mg 1%
Sodium 104mg 83mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 16g 9.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 64kcal 110kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 76g 38g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.2 2.7 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.228mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.892mg 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.654mg 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 1.869mg 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.602mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.794mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.048mg 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.599mg 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.538g 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.911g 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.029g 0.106g 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
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.2%
Contains more FatsFats +268%
Contains more OtherOther +252.1%
~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 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +162.7%

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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. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/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.