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, fats, magnesium, iron, selenium, and vitamin B1, 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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~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

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%
Vitamin A	54µg	138µg	9%
Selenium	51.6µg	46.8µg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.067mg	8%
Calories	262kcal	159kcal	5%
Protein	23.85g	25.69g	4%
Copper	0.094mg	0.068mg	3%
Potassium	401mg	477mg	2%
Phosphorus	278mg	291mg	2%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	7.247mg	2%
Calcium	15mg	9mg	1%
Zinc	0.94mg	1.04mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.955mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	62kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	63g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	3.1	N/A
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