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Mackerel vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and salsa different?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while salsa is higher in iron.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 500% more than salsa.

Fish, mackerel, salted and USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +547.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +746.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18250%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.096mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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%
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Salsa DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 12µg 0µg 500%
Sodium 4450mg 430mg 175%
Selenium 73.4µg 0.4µg 133%
Vitamin D 1006IU 126%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 126%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 0.107g 41%
Fats 25.1g 0.2g 38%
Protein 18.5g 1.5g 34%
Saturated fat 7.148g 0.029g 32%
Cholesterol 95mg 0mg 32%
Phosphorus 254mg 30mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 0.016g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.41mg 0.149mg 20%
Choline 101.6mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 1.08mg 14%
Calories 305kcal 36kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.03mg 12%
Iron 1.4mg 2.24mg 11%
Magnesium 60mg 16mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.17mg 8%
Potassium 520mg 270mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Calcium 66mg 12mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin A 47µg 28µg 2%
Carbs 0g 7g 2%
Folate 15µg 19µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.6g N/A
Copper 0.1mg 0.096mg 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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12450%
Contains more OtherOther +737.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +108.6%

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5703.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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

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.