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Mackerel vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and liver different?

  • Liver is higher than mackerel in vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, folate, selenium, and vitamin C.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin A, 356% more than mackerel.
  • Mackerel is lower in cholesterol.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +592.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +1041.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +574.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +614.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.8%

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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9909.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +433%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +382.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +8050%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~18.67µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin A 54µg 5405µg 595%
Iron 1.57mg 17.92mg 204%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 2.196mg 137%
Cholesterol 75mg 355mg 93%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 4.774mg 76%
Copper 0.094mg 0.634mg 60%
Zinc 0.94mg 6.72mg 53%
Folate 2µg 163µg 40%
Selenium 51.6µg 67.5µg 29%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 23.6mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 1.05g 22%
Fats 17.81g 4.4g 21%
Magnesium 97mg 14mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.63g 16%
Vitamin B12 19µg 18.67µg 14%
Saturated fat 4.176g 1.41g 13%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.3mg 12%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 8.435mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.258mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.57mg 8%
Potassium 401mg 150mg 7%
Calories 262kcal 165kcal 5%
Phosphorus 278mg 241mg 5%
Protein 23.85g 26.02g 4%
Sodium 83mg 49mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.04g 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
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +304.8%
Contains more OtherOther +238%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%
~equal in Protein ~26.02g

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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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1012.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +309.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.2%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.