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Mackerel vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mackerel and goat?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B3, while goat is higher in zinc, iron, copper, and vitamin B2.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 742% higher.
  • Goat is lower in saturated fat.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted 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.
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 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +337.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.3%
Contains more IronIron +137.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +460.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +110%
~equal in Potassium ~405mg
~equal in Sodium ~86mg

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% 0% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1496.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Goat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 1.19µg 742%
Selenium 51.6µg 11.8µg 72%
Zinc 0.94mg 5.27mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0mg 35%
Iron 1.57mg 3.73mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.23g 27%
Magnesium 97mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.094mg 0.303mg 23%
Fats 17.81g 3.03g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 20%
Choline 106.4mg 19%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 3.95mg 18%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.93g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.61mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 1.36g 14%
Phosphorus 278mg 201mg 11%
Protein 23.85g 27.1g 7%
Calories 262kcal 143kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.042mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Cholesterol 75mg 75mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 401mg 405mg 0%
Sodium 83mg 86mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.565mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0g 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
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +487.8%
Contains more OtherOther +205.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.6%
Contains more WaterWater +28%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +415.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1769.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.7%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.