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Mackerel vs. Smelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and smelt?

  • Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet smelt is higher in manganese, zinc, and copper.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 626% more.
  • Mackerel has 16 times more vitamin B1 than smelt. While mackerel has 0.159mg of vitamin B1, smelt has only 0.01mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in smelt is lower.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, smelt, rainbow, cooked, dry heat 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.
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 27% 23% 33% 43% 59% 58% 126% 10% 117% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +155.3%
Contains more IronIron +36.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +413.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +89.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4400%
~equal in Potassium ~372mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~295mg
~equal in Sodium ~77mg
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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% 5.7% 0% 0% 2.5% 34% 33% 44% 39% 496% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +217.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1490%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +182.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +287.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +378.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~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 Smelt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 3.97µg 626%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.9mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 1.766mg 32%
Fats 17.81g 3.1g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.17mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 1.135g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.146mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.579g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.822g 15%
Magnesium 97mg 38mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.01mg 12%
Zinc 0.94mg 2.12mg 11%
Copper 0.094mg 0.178mg 9%
Selenium 51.6µg 46.8µg 9%
Calories 262kcal 124kcal 7%
Calcium 15mg 77mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.74mg 5%
Iron 1.57mg 1.15mg 5%
Cholesterol 75mg 90mg 5%
Vitamin A 54µg 17µg 4%
Protein 23.85g 22.6g 3%
Phosphorus 278mg 295mg 2%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Potassium 401mg 372mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Sodium 83mg 77mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.253mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.991mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 1.837mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.669mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.882mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.665mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.353g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.536g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.023g 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% 3% 73%
Protein: 22.6 g
Fats: 3.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.79 g
Other: 1.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +474.5%
Contains more OtherOther +235.8%
Contains more WaterWater +36.6%
~equal in Protein ~22.6g
~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
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23% 32% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.579 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.135 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +752.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +278.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.1%

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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. Smelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175147/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.