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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Scup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are atlantic Mackerel and scup different?

  • Atlantic Mackerel has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, and magnesium than scup.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for atlantic Mackerel is 295% higher.
  • Atlantic Mackerel contains 3 times more magnesium than scup. While atlantic Mackerel contains 76mg of magnesium, scup contains only 29mg.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, scup, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.1%
Contains more IronIron +139.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
~equal in Zinc ~0.62mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~237mg
~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%
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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 0% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Scup DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 1.62µg 295%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 4.994mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 22%
Fats 13.89g 3.5g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.122mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.257g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 14%
Choline 65mg 12%
Iron 1.63mg 0.68mg 12%
Magnesium 76mg 29mg 11%
Protein 18.6g 24.21g 11%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Selenium 44.1µg 46.8µg 5%
Folate 1µg 17µg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.346mg 4%
Calories 205kcal 135kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.127mg 4%
Calcium 12mg 51mg 4%
Phosphorus 217mg 237mg 3%
Vitamin A 50µg 31µg 2%
Sodium 90mg 54mg 2%
Potassium 314mg 368mg 2%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.045mg 1%
Copper 0.073mg 0.065mg 1%
Cholesterol 70mg 67mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.62mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.865mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 1.061mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.115mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.967mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.716mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.945mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.247mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.713mg 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
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +296.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.42g
~equal in Other ~3.87g

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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/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.