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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Monkfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are atlantic Mackerel and monkfish different?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, monkfish is richer in potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for atlantic Mackerel is 320% higher.
  • Atlantic Mackerel contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than monkfish. While atlantic Mackerel contains 0.176mg of vitamin B1, monkfish contains only 0.029mg.
  • Monkfish has less cholesterol.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, monkfish, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 3% 45% 15% 12% 14% 110% 3% 4% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +297.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.7%
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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 1.3% 17% 30% 242% 44% 72% 170% 51% 92% 1089% 13% 0.75% 35%
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 3.3% 4.7% 0% 0% 7.3% 17% 48% 10% 64% 130% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +327.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +255%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +394.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +737.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Monkfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 1.04µg 320%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 2.558mg 41%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.073mg 18%
Fats 13.89g 1.95g 18%
Saturated fat 3.257g 15%
Iron 1.63mg 0.41mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.173mg 14%
Cholesterol 70mg 32mg 13%
Magnesium 76mg 27mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.029mg 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.277mg 9%
Potassium 314mg 513mg 6%
Phosphorus 217mg 256mg 6%
Calories 205kcal 97kcal 5%
Selenium 44.1µg 46.8µg 5%
Vitamin A 50µg 14µg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Copper 0.073mg 0.036mg 4%
Sodium 90mg 23mg 3%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.031mg 1%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.53mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1mg 1%
Protein 18.6g 18.56g 0%
Calcium 12mg 10mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 0.814mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 0.855mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.509mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 1.705mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.549mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.725mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 0.956mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 64% 4%
Protein: 18.6 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.55 g
Other: 3.96 g
19% 2% 79%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 1.95 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 78.51 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +612.3%
Contains more OtherOther +304.1%
Contains more WaterWater +23.5%
~equal in Protein ~18.56g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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. Atlantic Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175119/nutrients
  2. Monkfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171996/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.