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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between atlantic Mackerel and shrimp?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and iron, yet shrimp is higher in copper and choline.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 294% more.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 161 times more vitamin D than shrimp. While atlantic Mackerel has 643IU of vitamin D, shrimp has only 4IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in shrimp is lower.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 15% 12% 86% 44% 131% 124% 6.4% 270%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.7%
Contains more IronIron +409.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +658.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +253.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +158.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.2%

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% 30% 44% 1.5% 8% 5.5% 50% 31% 56% 208% 1% 18% 74%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +16000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +424.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +80%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +44.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more CholineCholine +108.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 1.66µg 294%
Vitamin D 643IU 4IU 80%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 0.1µg 80%
Cholesterol 70mg 211mg 47%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 2.678mg 40%
Sodium 90mg 947mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.024mg 22%
Copper 0.073mg 0.258mg 21%
Fats 13.89g 1.7g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.59g 18%
Iron 1.63mg 0.32mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.361g 13%
Choline 65mg 135.4mg 13%
Phosphorus 217mg 306mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.032mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.242mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.521g 12%
Selenium 44.1µg 49.5µg 10%
Magnesium 76mg 37mg 9%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.63mg 9%
Calcium 12mg 91mg 8%
Protein 18.6g 22.78g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.519mg 7%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 2.2mg 5%
Vitamin K 5µg 0.4µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 119kcal 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 90µg 4%
Potassium 314mg 170mg 4%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.049mg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.52g N/A
Trans fat 0.035g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 0.904mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.05mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.95mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.665mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.992mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.067mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.501mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.141g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.012g 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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23% 2% 72% 2%
Protein: 22.78 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 1.52 g
Water: 71.56 g
Other: 2.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +717.1%
Contains more OtherOther +62.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%

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
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35% 25% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.521 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.361 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.59 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1411.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +467.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171971/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.