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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between atlantic Mackerel and smelt?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2, yet smelt is richer in manganese, zinc, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 197% higher.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 18 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. Atlantic Mackerel has 0.176mg of vitamin B1, while smelt has 0.01mg.
  • Smelt contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, smelt, rainbow, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +541.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +236.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5900%
~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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +414.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +134.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +119.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 3.97µg 198%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 1.766mg 46%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.17mg 18%
Fats 13.89g 3.1g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 1.135g 15%
Zinc 0.63mg 2.12mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.01mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.146mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.822g 12%
Copper 0.073mg 0.178mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.579g 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Phosphorus 217mg 295mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Magnesium 76mg 38mg 9%
Protein 18.6g 22.6g 8%
Calcium 12mg 77mg 7%
Cholesterol 70mg 90mg 7%
Iron 1.63mg 1.15mg 6%
Selenium 44.1µg 46.8µg 5%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 124kcal 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 17µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.74mg 2%
Potassium 314mg 372mg 2%
Folate 1µg 5µg 1%
Sodium 90mg 77mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.023g 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% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +348.1%
Contains more OtherOther +162.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21.5%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
~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
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +563.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +195.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.