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Mackerel vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mackerel and merlot

  • Mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, and magnesium than merlot.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 500% more.
  • Mackerel contains 1113 times more sodium than merlot. Mackerel contains 4450mg of sodium, while merlot contains 4mg.
  • Merlot has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of merlot is 15, while the glycemic index of mackerel is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, mackerel, salted and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +309.4%
Contains more IronIron +204.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +809.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1004.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%

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%
Merlot
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1373.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +619.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 12µg 0µg 500%
Sodium 4450mg 4mg 193%
Selenium 73.4µg 0.2µg 133%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 126%
Vitamin D 1006IU 126%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 41%
Fats 25.1g 0g 39%
Protein 18.5g 0.07g 37%
Phosphorus 254mg 23mg 33%
Saturated fat 7.148g 32%
Cholesterol 95mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.41mg 0.057mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 0.224mg 19%
Choline 101.6mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Iron 1.4mg 0.46mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.031mg 12%
Potassium 520mg 127mg 12%
Calories 305kcal 83kcal 11%
Magnesium 60mg 12mg 11%
Copper 0.1mg 0.011mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 7%
Manganese 0.132mg 6%
Calcium 66mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 5%
Folate 15µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 1%
Carbs 0g 2.51g 1%
Net carbs 0g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.62g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 1.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 2.965g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.391g 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26328.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +23.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +101.4%

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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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