Mackerel vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and pound cake?

Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet pound cake is higher in folate.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 777% more.
Mackerel has 13 times more vitamin B6 than pound cake. While mackerel has 0.46mg of vitamin B6, pound cake has only 0.036mg.
The amount of sodium in mackerel is lower.
The glycemic index of mackerel is lower.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) types 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.

Mackerel

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+169.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+98.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+932%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%

~equal in Iron ~1.48mg

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.

Mackerel

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+324.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5177.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+29.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2000%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	0.36µg	777%
Selenium	51.6µg	5µg	85%
Protein	23.85g	5g	38%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	1.615mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.036mg	33%
Magnesium	97mg	8mg	21%
Phosphorus	278mg	140mg	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Threonine	1.045mg	153mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.249mg	13%
Sodium	83mg	377mg	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.485mg	10%
Folate	2µg	42µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	3.02g	10%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Potassium	401mg	149mg	7%
Copper	0.094mg	0.042mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	3.419g	6%
Fats	17.81g	13.96g	6%
Calories	262kcal	353kcal	5%
Zinc	0.94mg	0.43mg	5%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Saturated fat	4.176g	4.811g	3%
Calcium	15mg	47mg	3%
Cholesterol	75mg	66mg	3%
Vitamin A	54µg	70µg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.173mg	1%
Iron	1.57mg	1.48mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.504g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.699g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.106g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A