Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Mackerel vs. Vegetable oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between mackerel and vegetable oil

  • Mackerel has more vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, vegetable oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Mackerel covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 500% more than vegetable oil.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, mackerel, salted and Oil, corn, peanut, and olive.

Infographic

Mackerel vs Vegetable oil infographic
Infographic link

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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +976.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 0% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +50700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +521%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Vegetable oil DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 12µg 0µg 500%
Sodium 4450mg 0mg 193%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 33.033g 179%
Selenium 73.4µg 0µg 133%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 0µg 126%
Vitamin D 1006IU 0IU 126%
Fats 25.1g 100g 115%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 48.033g 99%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 14.78mg 83%
Protein 18.5g 0g 37%
Phosphorus 254mg 0mg 36%
Saturated fat 7.148g 14.367g 33%
Cholesterol 95mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.41mg 0mg 32%
Calories 305kcal 884kcal 29%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 0mg 21%
Choline 101.6mg 0.2mg 18%
Iron 1.4mg 0.13mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0mg 15%
Potassium 520mg 0mg 15%
Magnesium 60mg 0mg 14%
Copper 0.1mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 21µg 11%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.02mg 10%
Calcium 66mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin A 47µg 0µg 5%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +298.4%
~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
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +477.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.9%

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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/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.