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Mackerel vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and shrimp different?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and magnesium, while shrimp is higher in copper.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 723% more than shrimp.
  • Mackerel contains 17 times more vitamin B2 than shrimp. Mackerel contains 0.412mg of vitamin B2, while shrimp contains 0.024mg.
  • Shrimp is lower in saturated fat.
  • Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than mackerel (0).

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) 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 26% 27% 15% 12% 86% 44% 131% 124% 6.4% 270%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.9%
Contains more IronIron +390.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +506.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +174.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +145%
~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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% 30% 44% 1.5% 8% 5.5% 50% 31% 56% 208% 1% 18% 74%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +396.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1044.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Shrimp DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 1.66µg 723%
Cholesterol 75mg 211mg 45%
Sodium 83mg 947mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.024mg 30%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 2.678mg 26%
Fats 17.81g 1.7g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.59g 25%
Choline 135.4mg 25%
Copper 0.094mg 0.258mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.242mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.361g 17%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.521g 17%
Iron 1.57mg 0.32mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.2mg 15%
Magnesium 97mg 37mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.032mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.519mg 9%
Calcium 15mg 91mg 8%
Calories 262kcal 119kcal 7%
Potassium 401mg 170mg 7%
Zinc 0.94mg 1.63mg 6%
Folate 2µg 24µg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 90µg 4%
Phosphorus 278mg 306mg 4%
Selenium 51.6µg 49.5µg 4%
Protein 23.85g 22.78g 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.049mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 0g 1.52g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 1.52g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.035g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.904mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.05mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 1.95mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.665mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.992mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.067mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.501mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.141g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.012g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.012g 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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23% 2% 72% 2%
Protein: 22.78 g
Fats: 1.7 g
Carbs: 1.52 g
Water: 71.56 g
Other: 2.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +947.6%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.3%
~equal in Protein ~22.78g

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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35% 25% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.521 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.361 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.59 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1840.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +628.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171971/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.