Mackerel vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mackerel and bluefish?

Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and polyunsaturated fat, while bluefish is higher in vitamin A.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 533% higher.
Bluefish has 4 times less vitamin B2 than mackerel. Mackerel has 0.412mg of vitamin B2, while bluefish has 0.097mg.
Bluefish is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, bluefish, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Mackerel

Bluefish

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+131%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more IronIron	+153.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+38.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19%
Contains more ZincZinc	+10.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35%

~equal in Phosphorus ~291mg

~equal in Sodium ~77mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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.

Mackerel

Bluefish

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+137.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+205.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+155.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.247mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.955mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.464mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~2µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	6.22µg	533%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.097mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	1.358g	20%
Fats	17.81g	5.44g	19%
Saturated fat	4.176g	1.172g	14%
Magnesium	97mg	42mg	13%
Iron	1.57mg	0.62mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	2.297g	12%
Selenium	51.6µg	46.8µg	9%
Vitamin A	54µg	138µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.067mg	8%
Calories	262kcal	159kcal	5%
Protein	23.85g	25.69g	4%
Copper	0.094mg	0.068mg	3%
Phosphorus	278mg	291mg	2%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	7.247mg	2%
Potassium	401mg	477mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.955mg	1%
Zinc	0.94mg	1.04mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Cholesterol	75mg	76mg	0%
Sodium	83mg	77mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.027mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.464mg	0%
Folate	2µg	2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	1.126mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.184mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	2.088mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	2.36mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.76mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	1.003mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	1.324mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.756mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.504g	0.323g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.699g	0.665g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.106g	0.079g	N/A