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Atlantic Mackerel vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between atlantic Mackerel and tuna?

  • Atlantic Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and iron, yet tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Atlantic Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 265% more.
  • Atlantic Mackerel has 16 times more saturated fat than tuna. While atlantic Mackerel has 3.257g of saturated fat, tuna has only 0.205g.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +77.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +145.4%

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% 7.3% 5.8% 30% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +424.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +705%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +270.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +143.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Atlantic Mackerel Tuna DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.71µg 2.35µg 265%
Selenium 44.1µg 108.2µg 117%
Vitamin B3 9.08mg 22.07mg 81%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 2µg 71%
Vitamin D 643IU 82IU 70%
Vitamin B6 0.399mg 1.038mg 49%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 0.175g 21%
Protein 18.6g 29.15g 21%
Fats 13.89g 0.59g 20%
Phosphorus 217mg 333mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.257g 0.205g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.312mg 0.137mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 0.138g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.856mg 0.334mg 10%
Iron 1.63mg 0.92mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 0.29mg 8%
Magnesium 76mg 42mg 8%
Cholesterol 70mg 47mg 8%
Potassium 314mg 527mg 6%
Vitamin K 5µg 0.1µg 4%
Calories 205kcal 130kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.134mg 4%
Vitamin A 50µg 22µg 3%
Copper 0.073mg 0.043mg 3%
Sodium 90mg 54mg 2%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.45mg 2%
Choline 65mg 77.6mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.013mg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 0.815mg 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.857mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 1.708mg 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.551mg 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.726mg 1.091mg 0%
Valine 0.958mg 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.548mg 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +2254.2%
Contains more OtherOther +209.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~68.98g

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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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3853.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1814.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.