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.
| 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% |
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.
| 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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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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% |
| Saturated fat | 1.282g | 4.176g | 13% |
| Copper | 0.211mg | 0.094mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.256mg | 0.412mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.055mg | 0.159mg | 9% |
| Protein | 20.35g | 23.85g | 7% |
| Calories | 131kcal | 262kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.645mg | 0.99mg | 7% |
| Zinc | 1.72mg | 0.94mg | 7% |
| Cholesterol | 60mg | 75mg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 0.57mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin A | 15µg | 54µg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.07mg | 0.02mg | 2% |
| Folate | 9µg | 2µg | 2% |
| Sodium | 104mg | 83mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 383mg | 401mg | 1% |
| 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
| Contains more WaterWater | +37.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +17.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +268% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +252.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -69.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +492.7% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +162.7% |
