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Chinook salmon vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chinook salmon and mackerel

  • Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin A, while mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, and copper.
  • Mackerel covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 380% more than chinook salmon.
  • Chinook salmon has 3 times more vitamin A than mackerel. Chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, while mackerel has 157IU.
  • Chinook salmon is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mackerel, salted.

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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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +103.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.7%
Contains more IronIron +53.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56.8%
~equal in Potassium ~520mg

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +217%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +318.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 12µg 380%
Sodium 60mg 4450mg 191%
Vitamin D 1006IU 126%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 126%
Selenium 46.8µg 73.4µg 48%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 3.3mg 42%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 6.21g 24%
Fats 13.38g 25.1g 18%
Choline 101.6mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.214g 7.148g 18%
Phosphorus 371mg 254mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Magnesium 122mg 60mg 15%
Protein 25.72g 18.5g 14%
Vitamin A 149µg 47µg 11%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 7%
Iron 0.91mg 1.4mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 8.32g 6%
Copper 0.053mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Folate 35µg 15µg 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.1mg 5%
Calories 231kcal 305kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.41mg 4%
Calcium 28mg 66mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.19mg 3%
Cholesterol 85mg 95mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.02mg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 1%
Potassium 505mg 520mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 1.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 2.965g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 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 +39%
Contains more WaterWater +52.6%
Contains more FatsFats +87.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~13.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 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 -55%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +44.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +133.3%

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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/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.