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Crayfish vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crayfish and mackerel

  • Crayfish has more copper and manganese; however, mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 702% more than crayfish.
  • Crayfish has 26 times more manganese than mackerel. While crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, mackerel has only 0.02mg.
  • Mackerel has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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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 24% 18% 26% 31% 228% 48% 116% 12% 68% 200%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +628.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2510%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +193.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.5%
Contains more IronIron +89.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~278mg

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 3% 5% 30% 0% 13% 20% 43% 35% 18% 269% 0.25% 33% 44%
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% 18% 0% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +218%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +384.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +200.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +783.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crayfish Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.15µg 19µg 702%
Copper 0.685mg 0.094mg 66%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.46mg 30%
Vitamin B3 2.28mg 6.85mg 29%
Selenium 36.7µg 51.6µg 27%
Fats 1.2g 17.81g 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 4.3g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.412mg 25%
Manganese 0.522mg 0.02mg 22%
Cholesterol 133mg 75mg 19%
Saturated fat 0.181g 4.176g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.244g 7.006g 17%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Magnesium 33mg 97mg 15%
Protein 16.77g 23.85g 14%
Folate 44µg 2µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.5mg 10%
Iron 0.83mg 1.57mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.159mg 9%
Calories 82kcal 262kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.58mg 0.99mg 8%
Zinc 1.76mg 0.94mg 7%
Calcium 60mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin A 15µg 54µg 4%
Potassium 296mg 401mg 3%
Phosphorus 270mg 278mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0.4mg 1%
Sodium 94mg 83mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.676mg 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.811mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.329mg 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.472mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.706mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.786mg 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.341mg 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.119g 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.047g 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.106g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 79% 3%
Protein: 16.77 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.37 g
Other: 2.66 g
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +49%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1384.2%
Contains more OtherOther +90.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 31% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.181 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.244 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2771.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1071.7%

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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. Crayfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174207/nutrients
  2. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/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.