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Chicken meat vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and mackerel different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3; however, mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin E, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mackerel is 488% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than mackerel. While chicken meat contains 8.487mg of vitamin B3, mackerel contains only 3.3mg.
  • Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, mackerel, salted are the varieties used 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 46% 53% 33% 30% 109% 580% 0% 400%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.2%
Contains more IronIron +11.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +207.1%

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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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% 16% 48% 378% 5% 44% 62% 0% 95% 1500% 20% 11% 55%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +781.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +225%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~47µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.41mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 12µg 488%
Sodium 82mg 4450mg 190%
Vitamin D 2IU 1006IU 126%
Vitamin D 0µg 25.2µg 126%
Selenium 23.9µg 73.4µg 90%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 3.3mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 6.21g 22%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Fats 13.6g 25.1g 18%
Protein 27.3g 18.5g 18%
Saturated fat 3.79g 7.148g 15%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.38mg 14%
Phosphorus 182mg 254mg 10%
Magnesium 23mg 60mg 9%
Potassium 223mg 520mg 9%
Zinc 1.94mg 1.1mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 8.32g 7%
Choline 65.9mg 101.6mg 6%
Calcium 15mg 66mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 7.8µg 5%
Copper 0.066mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.02mg 4%
Folate 5µg 15µg 3%
Calories 239kcal 305kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.19mg 2%
Iron 1.26mg 1.4mg 2%
Cholesterol 88mg 95mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.41mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin A 48µg 47µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 1.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 2.965g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
19% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 18.5 g
Fats: 25.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 43 g
Other: 13.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.6%
Contains more WaterWater +38.3%
Contains more FatsFats +84.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~13.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
33% 38% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.148 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.32 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.21 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109.1%

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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168149/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.