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Mackerel vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and milk different?

  • Mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B2 than milk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mackerel is 772% higher.
  • Mackerel contains 74 times more vitamin B3 than milk. While mackerel contains 6.85mg of vitamin B3, milk contains only 0.093mg.
  • Milk has less cholesterol.
  • Mackerel has a lower glycemic index (0) than milk (31).

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D are the varieties 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +781.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.3%
Contains more IronIron +5133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +840%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1463.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47%

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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +695%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +122.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7265.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1143.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3942.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~58µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 0.47µg 772%
Selenium 51.6µg 3.3µg 88%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 0.093mg 42%
Protein 23.85g 3.37g 41%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.037mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.035g 28%
Fats 17.81g 0.97g 26%
Phosphorus 278mg 95mg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 5mg 23%
Magnesium 97mg 11mg 20%
Iron 1.57mg 0.03mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.277g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.185mg 17%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.633g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.361mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.02mg 12%
Calories 262kcal 42kcal 11%
Calcium 15mg 125mg 11%
Copper 0.094mg 0.01mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 150mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.42mg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Carbs 0g 4.99g 2%
Sodium 83mg 44mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.003mg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin A 54µg 58µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +607.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1736.1%
Contains more OtherOther +576%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +68.8%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2429.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12185.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.8%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.