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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between atlantic Mackerel and smoked salmon

  • Atlantic Mackerel has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and vitamin B1; however, smoked salmon is higher in copper.
  • Atlantic Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 227% more than smoked salmon.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 8 times more vitamin B1 than smoked salmon. While atlantic Mackerel has 0.176mg of vitamin B1, smoked salmon has only 0.023mg.
  • Smoked salmon has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked.

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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 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +322.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.4%
Contains more IronIron +91.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.3%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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 0% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +665.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +92.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +167.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4900%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~17.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.87mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 3.26µg 227%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 4.72mg 27%
Sodium 90mg 672mg 25%
Selenium 44.1µg 32.4µg 21%
Copper 0.073mg 0.23mg 17%
Cholesterol 70mg 23mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.101mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.995g 16%
Fats 13.89g 4.32g 15%
Magnesium 76mg 18mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.023mg 13%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.929g 11%
Iron 1.63mg 0.85mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 2.023g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 0.278mg 9%
Phosphorus 217mg 164mg 8%
Vitamin D 643IU 685IU 5%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 17.1µg 5%
Choline 65mg 89mg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 0.1µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 117kcal 4%
Potassium 314mg 175mg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin A 50µg 26µg 3%
Protein 18.6g 18.28g 1%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 1.35mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.017mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.87mg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.073g 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
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +221.5%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more OtherOther +36.4%
~equal in Protein ~18.28g
~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
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +236.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.5%

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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.