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Salsa vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are salsa and mackerel different?

  • Salsa is richer in iron, while mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 500% more than salsa.
  • Salsa contains 2 times more iron than mackerel. Salsa contains 2.24mg of iron, while mackerel contains 1.4mg.
  • Salsa is lower in sodium.

USDA Commodity, salsa and Fish, mackerel, salted 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 46% 53% 33% 30% 109% 580% 0% 400%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +547.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +746.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18250%
~equal in Copper ~0.1mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 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% 16% 48% 378% 5% 44% 62% 0% 95% 1500% 20% 11% 55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +205.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 12µg 500%
Sodium 430mg 4450mg 175%
Selenium 0.4µg 73.4µg 133%
Vitamin D 1006IU 126%
Vitamin D 25.2µg 126%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 6.21g 41%
Fats 0.2g 25.1g 38%
Protein 1.5g 18.5g 34%
Saturated fat 0.029g 7.148g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 95mg 32%
Phosphorus 30mg 254mg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 8.32g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.41mg 20%
Choline 101.6mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 3.3mg 14%
Calories 36kcal 305kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.19mg 12%
Iron 2.24mg 1.4mg 11%
Magnesium 16mg 60mg 10%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.1mg 8%
Potassium 270mg 520mg 7%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Calcium 12mg 66mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.02mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 47µg 2%
Carbs 7g 0g 2%
Folate 19µg 15µg 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 0g N/A
Copper 0.096mg 0.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 1.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 2.965g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
19% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 18.5 g
Fats: 25.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 43 g
Other: 13.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +108.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1133.3%
Contains more FatsFats +12450%
Contains more OtherOther +737.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
33% 38% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.148 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.32 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.21 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +51900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5703.7%

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/168149/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.