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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between atlantic Mackerel and skipjack tuna?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet skipjack tuna is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 272% higher.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 8 times more saturated fat than skipjack tuna. Atlantic Mackerel has 3.257g of saturated fat, while skipjack tuna has 0.42g.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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 31% 11% 46% 60% 37% 29% 122% 6.1% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26.7%
~equal in Iron ~1.6mg
~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% 6% 0% 0% 9.5% 28% 352% 29% 226% 274% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +363.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +297.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Skipjack tuna DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 2.19µg 272%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 18.756mg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.981mg 45%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.403g 20%
Fats 13.89g 1.29g 19%
Protein 18.6g 28.21g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.122mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.243g 13%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.42g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.038mg 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Phosphorus 217mg 285mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Magnesium 76mg 44mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.485mg 7%
Potassium 314mg 522mg 6%
Selenium 44.1µg 46.8µg 5%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 132kcal 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 18µg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 1.05mg 4%
Copper 0.073mg 0.11mg 4%
Calcium 12mg 37mg 3%
Cholesterol 70mg 60mg 3%
Sodium 90mg 47mg 2%
Folate 1µg 10µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1mg 1%
Iron 1.63mg 1.6mg 0%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.316mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 1.237mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.3mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.59mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.835mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 1.101mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.453mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.83mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.091g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.237g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.017g 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
28% 62% 8%
Protein: 28.21 g
Fats: 1.29 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.28 g
Other: 8.22 g
Contains more FatsFats +976.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.7%
Contains more OtherOther +107.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.28g

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
39% 23% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.243 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.403 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2145.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +731.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.1%

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. Skipjack tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172005/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.