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Mackerel vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and smoked salmon?

  • Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin D, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and potassium, yet smoked salmon is higher in copper.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 364% more.
  • Mackerel has 8 times more saturated fat than smoked salmon. While mackerel has 7.148g of saturated fat, smoked salmon has only 0.929g.

We used Fish, mackerel, salted and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +197.1%
Contains more IronIron +64.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +126.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%

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%
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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +80.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +268.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7700%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 12µg 3.26µg 364%
Sodium 4450mg 672mg 164%
Selenium 73.4µg 32.4µg 75%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 17.1µg 41%
Vitamin D 1006IU 685IU 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 0.995g 35%
Fats 25.1g 4.32g 32%
Saturated fat 7.148g 0.929g 28%
Cholesterol 95mg 23mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 2.023g 16%
Copper 0.1mg 0.23mg 14%
Phosphorus 254mg 164mg 13%
Potassium 520mg 175mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.41mg 0.278mg 10%
Magnesium 60mg 18mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 4.72mg 9%
Calories 305kcal 117kcal 9%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.101mg 7%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 1.35mg 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.31mg 7%
Iron 1.4mg 0.85mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 0.1µg 6%
Calcium 66mg 11mg 6%
Folate 15µg 2µg 3%
Vitamin A 47µg 26µg 2%
Choline 101.6mg 89mg 2%
Manganese 0.017mg 1%
Protein 18.5g 18.28g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.619g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 2.965g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.391g 0.073g 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
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +481%
Contains more OtherOther +148.1%
Contains more WaterWater +67.4%
~equal in Protein ~18.28g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +311.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +524.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87%

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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.