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Mackerel vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mackerel and butter

  • Mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, butter has more vitamin A.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 785% more.
  • Mackerel has 163 times more vitamin B3 than butter. Mackerel has 6.85mg of vitamin B3, while butter has 0.042mg.
  • Mackerel is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Butter, without salt.

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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 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1570.8%
Contains more IronIron +7750%
Contains more CopperCopper +487.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +944.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1058.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5060%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%

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 1.3% 18% 0% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5% 0%
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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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3080%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16209.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +11076.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Butter DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 0.17µg 785%
Saturated fat 4.176g 50.489g 211%
Fats 17.81g 81.11g 97%
Selenium 51.6µg 1µg 92%
Vitamin A 54µg 684µg 70%
Cholesterol 75mg 215mg 47%
Protein 23.85g 0.85g 46%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 0.042mg 43%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 23.43g 41%
Phosphorus 278mg 24mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.003mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.034mg 29%
Calories 262kcal 717kcal 23%
Magnesium 97mg 2mg 23%
Iron 1.57mg 0.02mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.11mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.005mg 13%
Potassium 401mg 24mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 3.01g 9%
Copper 0.094mg 0.016mg 9%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 83mg 11mg 3%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.004mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Folate 2µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2705.9%
Contains more WaterWater +196.9%
Contains more OtherOther +12575%
Contains more FatsFats +355.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +42.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +234.4%

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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/175120/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.