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Mackerel vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mackerel and ground beef

  • Mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, magnesium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, ground beef has more zinc.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 688% more.
  • Mackerel has 6 times more magnesium than ground beef. Mackerel has 97mg of magnesium, while ground beef has 17mg.
  • Mackerel is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +470.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +122.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +170.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +120%
Contains more IronIron +44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +521.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12%

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%
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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +211.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +663.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 2.49µg 688%
Selenium 51.6µg 19.1µg 59%
Zinc 0.94mg 5.84mg 45%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.408g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.171mg 19%
Magnesium 97mg 17mg 19%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 4.026mg 18%
Phosphorus 278mg 166mg 16%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.311mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.512mg 10%
Iron 1.57mg 2.27mg 9%
Saturated fat 4.176g 6.073g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.051mg 9%
Vitamin A 54µg 3µg 6%
Potassium 401mg 241mg 5%
Cholesterol 75mg 88mg 4%
Fats 17.81g 15.37g 4%
Copper 0.094mg 0.079mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2%
Folate 2µg 7µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 7.322g 1%
Calories 262kcal 241kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Protein 23.85g 23.87g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sodium 83mg 73mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.775mg 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
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +15.9%
Contains more OtherOther +112.1%
~equal in Protein ~23.87g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~58.37g

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +953.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.322g

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.