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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Perch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between atlantic Mackerel and perch?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and magnesium, yet perch is higher in manganese and copper.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 271% more.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 14 times more saturated fat than perch. While atlantic Mackerel has 3.257g of saturated fat, perch has only 0.237g.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, perch, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 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 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
Perch
Perch
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 31% 30% 44% 64% 39% 110% 10% 117% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +40.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more CopperCopper +163%
Contains more ZincZinc +127%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5900%
~equal in Potassium ~344mg

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%
Perch
Perch
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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 5.7% 3.3% 0% 0% 20% 28% 36% 52% 32% 275% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +377.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +295.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +325%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Perch DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 2.2µg 271%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Selenium 44.1µg 16.1µg 51%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 1.9mg 45%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.14mg 20%
Fats 13.89g 1.18g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.472g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.12mg 15%
Cholesterol 70mg 115mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.237g 14%
Protein 18.6g 24.86g 13%
Copper 0.073mg 0.192mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.195g 13%
Choline 65mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Calcium 12mg 102mg 9%
Magnesium 76mg 38mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.08mg 8%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.43mg 7%
Iron 1.63mg 1.16mg 6%
Phosphorus 217mg 257mg 6%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 117kcal 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 10µg 4%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Potassium 314mg 344mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1.7mg 1%
Sodium 90mg 79mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.87mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 2.02mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.97mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.223g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.036g 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
Perch
Perch
2
25% 73%
Protein: 24.86 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.25 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more FatsFats +1077.1%
Contains more OtherOther +457.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.257 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.456 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.35 g
Perch
Perch
1
26% 22% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.237 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.195 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.472 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2697.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +609.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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. Perch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173679/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.