Mackerel vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
Compare
What are the differences between mackerel and salmon?
- Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, and iron, yet salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
- Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 383% more.
- Mackerel has 73 times more sodium than salmon. While mackerel has 4450mg of sodium, salmon has only 61mg.
We used Fish, mackerel, salted and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat types in this article.
Infographic
Infographic link
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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +340% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +35.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +311.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +104.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +155.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +77.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +108.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +92.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +40.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +328.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +7700% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +12.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +46.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1600% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +143.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +57.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +126.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 12µg | 2.8µg | 383% |
| Sodium | 4450mg | 61mg | 191% |
| Vitamin D | 25.2µg | 13.1µg | 61% |
| Vitamin D | 1006IU | 526IU | 60% |
| Selenium | 73.4µg | 41.4µg | 58% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.3mg | 8.045mg | 30% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.475mg | 30% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.34mg | 27% |
| Saturated fat | 7.148g | 2.397g | 22% |
| Fats | 25.1g | 12.35g | 20% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.41mg | 0.647mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 0.34mg | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 6.21g | 4.553g | 11% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 63mg | 11% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.32g | 4.181g | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 2.38mg | 1.14mg | 8% |
| Protein | 18.5g | 22.1g | 7% |
| Magnesium | 60mg | 30mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 7.8µg | 0.1µg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.1mg | 0.049mg | 6% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.43mg | 6% |
| Folate | 15µg | 34µg | 5% |
| Calories | 305kcal | 206kcal | 5% |
| Calcium | 66mg | 15mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.19mg | 0.135mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 520mg | 384mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.7mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 47µg | 69µg | 2% |
| Choline | 101.6mg | 90.5mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.016mg | 1% | |
| Phosphorus | 254mg | 252mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.248mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.969mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.018mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.796mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.03mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.654mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.863mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.139mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.651mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 1.619g | 0.69g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 2.965g | 1.457g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.391g | 0.17g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +103.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +1575% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +19.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +50.6% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +99% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +36.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -66.5% |