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Scup vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between scup and mackerel

  • The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin B2, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, selenium, and phosphorus in mackerel is higher than in scup.
  • Mackerel covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 724% more than scup.
  • Mackerel has 9 times less folate than scup. Scup has 17µg of folate, while mackerel has 2µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, scup, cooked, dry 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.
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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 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.5%
Contains more IronIron +130.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +10.3%
~equal in Potassium ~401mg

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% 18% 0% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more FolateFolate +750%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1072.8%
~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 Scup Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.62µg 19µg 724%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 29%
Fats 3.5g 17.81g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.122mg 0.412mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.176g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 18%
Magnesium 29mg 97mg 16%
Vitamin B3 4.994mg 6.85mg 12%
Iron 0.68mg 1.57mg 11%
Selenium 46.8µg 51.6µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.346mg 0.46mg 9%
Calories 135kcal 262kcal 6%
Phosphorus 237mg 278mg 6%
Calcium 51mg 15mg 4%
Folate 17µg 2µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.99mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.127mg 0.159mg 3%
Vitamin A 31µg 54µg 3%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.94mg 3%
Copper 0.065mg 0.094mg 3%
Cholesterol 67mg 75mg 3%
Manganese 0.045mg 0.02mg 1%
Protein 24.21g 23.85g 1%
Sodium 54mg 83mg 1%
Potassium 368mg 401mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.271mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 1.061mg 1.045mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.115mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.967mg 1.938mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 2.19mg 0%
Methionine 0.716mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.945mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.247mg 1.228mg 0%
Histidine 0.713mg 0.702mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 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
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
Contains more WaterWater +28.4%
Contains more FatsFats +408.9%
Contains more OtherOther +31%
~equal in Protein ~23.85g
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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. Scup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174241/nutrients
  2. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/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.