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Mackerel vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mackerel and marinara sauce?

  • Marinara sauce has less vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, choline, and magnesium than mackerel.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 500% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains less sodium.

We used Fish, mackerel, salted and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this comparison.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63%
Contains more IronIron +79.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +647.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6572.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +137%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +641.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +78.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~2.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 12µg 0µg 500%
Sodium 4450mg 30mg 192%
Selenium 73.4µg 1.1µg 131%
Vitamin D 1006IU 0IU 126%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 0µg 126%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 0.508g 38%
Fats 25.1g 1.48g 36%
Protein 18.5g 1.41g 34%
Saturated fat 7.148g 0.17g 32%
Cholesterol 95mg 2mg 31%
Phosphorus 254mg 34mg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 0.377g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.41mg 0.173mg 18%
Choline 101.6mg 13.7mg 16%
Calories 305kcal 51kcal 13%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.061mg 10%
Iron 1.4mg 0.78mg 8%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.2mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Manganese 0.137mg 6%
Potassium 520mg 319mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 13.9µg 5%
Calcium 66mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 3.917mg 4%
Carbs 0g 8.06g 3%
Vitamin A 47µg 33µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Copper 0.1mg 0.081mg 2%
Folate 15µg 13µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.5g N/A
Vitamin E 2.38mg 2.4mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.619g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 2.965g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.391g 0g 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1212.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1595.9%
Contains more OtherOther +707.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +103.2%

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2106.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1122.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.