Sockeye salmon vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sockeye salmon and mackerel

Sockeye salmon has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and protein; however, mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, fats, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B2.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12 605% more than sockeye salmon.
Sockeye salmon has 2 times more vitamin B6 than mackerel. While sockeye salmon has 0.827mg of vitamin B6, mackerel has only 0.46mg.
Sockeye salmon has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sockeye salmon

Mackerel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more IronIron	+201.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+53.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.4%

~equal in Potassium ~401mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~278mg

~equal in Sodium ~83mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Sockeye salmon

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+79.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+325.1%

~equal in Vitamin A ~54µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.159mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.47µg	19µg	605%
Vitamin D*	670 IU		84%
Vitamin D	16.7µg		84%
Selenium	35.5µg	51.6µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.827mg	0.46mg	28%
Vitamin B3	10.123mg	6.85mg	20%
Choline	112.6mg		20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.327g	4.3g	20%
Fats	5.57g	17.81g	19%
Magnesium	36mg	97mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.969g	4.176g	15%
Iron	0.52mg	1.57mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.246mg	0.412mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	1.864g	7.006g	13%
Vitamin E	0.99mg		7%
Vitamin B5	1.274mg	0.99mg	6%
Calories	156kcal	262kcal	5%
Protein	26.48g	23.85g	5%
Cholesterol	61mg	75mg	5%
Zinc	0.55mg	0.94mg	4%
Phosphorus	305mg	278mg	4%
Copper	0.076mg	0.094mg	2%
Potassium	436mg	401mg	1%
Folate	7µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	59kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.3	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	92mg	83mg	0%
Vitamin A	58µg	54µg	0%
Manganese	0.013mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.157mg	0.159mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Trans fat	0.023g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.335mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	1.247mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.274mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	2.185mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	2.574mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.858mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.086mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.461mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.711mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.299g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.56g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.093g	0.106g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g		N/A