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Mackerel vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and horse meat different?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, while horse meat is higher in iron, zinc, and copper.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 660% more than horse meat.
  • Mackerel contains 4 times more magnesium than horse meat. Mackerel contains 97mg of magnesium, while horse meat contains 25mg.
  • Horse meat is lower in saturated fat.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +282.2%
Contains more IronIron +220.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +306.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.7%
~equal in Potassium ~379mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +501.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 3.16µg 660%
Selenium 51.6µg 13.5µg 69%
Iron 1.57mg 5.03mg 43%
Zinc 0.94mg 3.82mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.85g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.12mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 20%
Fats 17.81g 6.05g 18%
Magnesium 97mg 25mg 17%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 4.84mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 2.12g 12%
Saturated fat 4.176g 1.9g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.33mg 10%
Copper 0.094mg 0.171mg 9%
Protein 23.85g 28.14g 9%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.1mg 5%
Calories 262kcal 175kcal 4%
Phosphorus 278mg 247mg 4%
Cholesterol 75mg 68mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 2mg 2%
Sodium 83mg 55mg 1%
Potassium 401mg 379mg 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.022mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 1.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +194.4%
Contains more OtherOther +177%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18%
Contains more WaterWater +20.1%
~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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +230.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +405.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.5%

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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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.