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Scup vs. Atlantic Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are scup and atlantic Mackerel different?

  • Atlantic Mackerel has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, and magnesium than scup.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for atlantic Mackerel is 295% higher.
  • Scup contains 17 times more folate than atlantic Mackerel. While scup contains 17µg of folate, atlantic Mackerel contains only 1µg.

Fish, scup, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, raw are the varieties 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 21% 15% 32% 26% 22% 17% 102% 7% 5.9% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 3.6% 28% 61% 24% 17% 93% 12% 2% 241%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.1%
Contains more IronIron +139.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.63mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~217mg
~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

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 0% 10% 0% 0% 32% 28% 94% 52% 80% 203% 0% 13% 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 1.3% 17% 30% 242% 44% 72% 170% 51% 92% 1089% 13% 0.75% 35%
Contains more FolateFolate +1600%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.856mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scup Atlantic Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 8.71µg 295%
Vitamin D 16.1µg 81%
Vitamin D 643IU 80%
Vitamin B3 4.994mg 9.08mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.35g 22%
Fats 3.5g 13.89g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.312mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.257g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.456g 14%
Choline 65mg 12%
Iron 0.68mg 1.63mg 12%
Magnesium 29mg 76mg 11%
Protein 24.21g 18.6g 11%
Vitamin E 1.52mg 10%
Selenium 46.8µg 44.1µg 5%
Folate 17µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin K 5µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.399mg 4%
Calories 135kcal 205kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.176mg 4%
Calcium 51mg 12mg 4%
Phosphorus 237mg 217mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 50µg 2%
Sodium 54mg 90mg 2%
Potassium 368mg 314mg 2%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.015mg 1%
Copper 0.065mg 0.073mg 1%
Cholesterol 67mg 70mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.63mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.856mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 1.061mg 0.815mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.115mg 0.857mg 0%
Leucine 1.967mg 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.708mg 0%
Methionine 0.716mg 0.551mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.945mg 0.726mg 0%
Valine 1.247mg 0.958mg 0%
Histidine 0.713mg 0.548mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.898g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 1.401g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.212g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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24% 4% 68% 4%
Protein: 24.21 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.42 g
Other: 3.87 g
19% 14% 64% 4%
Protein: 18.6 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.55 g
Other: 3.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.2%
Contains more FatsFats +296.9%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~63.55g
~equal in Other ~3.96g

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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients
  2. Atlantic Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175119/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.