Mussels vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mussels and mackerel

Mussels has more manganese, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, folate, zinc, and vitamin C; however, mackerel has more vitamin B6 and vitamin B3.
Mussels's daily need coverage for manganese is 295% more.
Mussels has 38 times more folate than mackerel. Mussels has 76µg of folate, while mackerel has 2µg.
Mussels is lower in saturated fat.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index than mackerel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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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.

Mussels

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+328%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~278mg

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.

Mussels

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3700%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+360%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.412mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.99mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	6.8mg	0.02mg	295%
Vitamin B12	24µg	19µg	208%
Selenium	89.6µg	51.6µg	69%
Iron	6.72mg	1.57mg	64%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.46mg	28%
Vitamin B3	3mg	6.85mg	24%
Fats	4.48g	17.81g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.212g	4.3g	21%
Folate	76µg	2µg	19%
Zinc	2.67mg	0.94mg	16%
Vitamin C	13.6mg	0.4mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.85g	4.176g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.014g	7.006g	15%
Magnesium	37mg	97mg	14%
Sodium	369mg	83mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.3mg	0.159mg	12%
Cholesterol	56mg	75mg	6%
Copper	0.149mg	0.094mg	6%
Calories	172kcal	262kcal	5%
Potassium	268mg	401mg	4%
Vitamin A	91µg	54µg	4%
Carbs	7.39g	0g	2%
Calcium	33mg	15mg	2%
Phosphorus	285mg	278mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.42mg	0.412mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.95mg	0.99mg	1%
Protein	23.8g	23.85g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	7.39g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	1.025mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.036mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.676mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	1.779mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.537mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.853mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.04mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.457mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.276g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.506g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.044g	0.106g	N/A