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Mackerel vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between mackerel and smoked salmon

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, yet smoked salmon is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mackerel is 656% higher.
  • Mackerel contains 5 times more magnesium than smoked salmon. Mackerel contains 97mg of magnesium, while smoked salmon contains 18mg.
  • Smoked salmon contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +438.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129.1%
Contains more IronIron +84.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +203.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +59.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +144.7%

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%
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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +591.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +307.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +482.8%
~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 3.26µg 656%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Selenium 51.6µg 32.4µg 35%
Sodium 83mg 672mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.101mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.995g 22%
Fats 17.81g 4.32g 21%
Magnesium 97mg 18mg 19%
Cholesterol 75mg 23mg 17%
Phosphorus 278mg 164mg 16%
Choline 89mg 16%
Copper 0.094mg 0.23mg 15%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.929g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.278mg 14%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 4.72mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 2.023g 12%
Protein 23.85g 18.28g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.023mg 11%
Iron 1.57mg 0.85mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Calories 262kcal 117kcal 7%
Potassium 401mg 175mg 7%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.31mg 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.87mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 15mg 11mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 2µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.073g 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
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +312.3%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~5.4g

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
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +246.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +332.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.