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Mackerel vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and chicken meat different?

  • Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin E, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mackerel is 488% higher.
  • Mackerel contains 503 times more vitamin D than chicken meat. While mackerel contains 1006IU of vitamin D, chicken meat contains only 2IU.
  • Chicken meat has less sodium.

Fish, mackerel, salted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 43% 20% 46% 53% 33% 30% 109% 580% 0% 400%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +207.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
~equal in Iron ~1.26mg

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% 48% 378% 5% 44% 62% 0% 95% 1500% 20% 11% 55%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~48µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 18.5 g
Fats: 25.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 43 g
Other: 13.4 g
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +84.6%
Contains more OtherOther +-3928.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +47.6%
Contains more WaterWater +38.3%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

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

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