Mackerel vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are mackerel and shiitake different?
- Mackerel is richer in vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, calcium, and potassium, while shiitake is higher in fiber.
- Mackerel covers your daily need for sodium, 193% more than shiitake.
- Mackerel contains 56 times more vitamin D than shiitake. Mackerel contains 1006IU of vitamin D, while shiitake contains 18IU.
- Shiitake is lower in sodium.
- Shiitake has a higher glycemic index (32) than mackerel (0).
Fish, mackerel, salted and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw types were 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +200% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3200% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +71.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +241.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +126.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1187.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +42% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +6200% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +39.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +15.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +17.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 12µg | 500% | |
Sodium | 4450mg | 9mg | 193% |
Vitamin D | 1006IU | 18IU | 124% |
Vitamin D | 25.2µg | 0.4µg | 124% |
Selenium | 73.4µg | 5.7µg | 123% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 6.21g | 41% | |
Fats | 25.1g | 0.49g | 38% |
Protein | 18.5g | 2.24g | 33% |
Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% | |
Saturated fat | 7.148g | 32% | |
Vitamin B5 | 1.5mg | 30% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.32g | 21% | |
Phosphorus | 254mg | 112mg | 20% |
Choline | 101.6mg | 18% | |
Vitamin E | 2.38mg | 16% | |
Calories | 305kcal | 34kcal | 14% |
Iron | 1.4mg | 0.41mg | 12% |
Fiber | 0g | 2.5g | 10% |
Manganese | 0.23mg | 10% | |
Magnesium | 60mg | 20mg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.41mg | 0.293mg | 9% |
Vitamin K | 7.8µg | 7% | |
Potassium | 520mg | 304mg | 6% |
Calcium | 66mg | 2mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 47µg | 5% | |
Copper | 0.1mg | 0.142mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.3mg | 3.877mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.19mg | 0.217mg | 2% |
Carbs | 0g | 6.79g | 2% |
Folate | 15µg | 13µg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 1.03mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 2.38g | N/A |
Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.189mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.033mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.145mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0% | |
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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +725.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +5022.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1710.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +108.7% |