Sturgeon vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sturgeon and mackerel

Sturgeon has more vitamin B3 and vitamin A; however, mackerel has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B1.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 687% more.
Sturgeon has 5 times more vitamin A than mackerel. Sturgeon has 875 IU of vitamin A, while mackerel has 180 IU.
Sturgeon is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, 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.

Sturgeon

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.2%
Contains more IronIron	+74.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+218.5%

~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.

Sturgeon

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+387%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+750%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+98.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+357.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+660%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.5µg	19µg	688%
Vitamin D	12.9µg		65%
Vitamin D*	515 IU		64%
Selenium	16.2µg	51.6µg	64%
Vitamin B2	0.09mg	0.412mg	25%
Vitamin A	263µg	54µg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.885g	4.3g	23%
Vitamin B3	10.1mg	6.85mg	20%
Fats	5.18g	17.81g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.23mg	0.46mg	18%
Saturated fat	1.173g	4.176g	14%
Choline	70mg		13%
Magnesium	45mg	97mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	2.486g	7.006g	11%
Iron	0.9mg	1.57mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.159mg	7%
Calories	135kcal	262kcal	6%
Protein	20.7g	23.85g	6%
Copper	0.053mg	0.094mg	5%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.94mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.63mg		4%
Folate	17µg	2µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.87mg	0.99mg	2%
Cholesterol	77mg	75mg	1%
Potassium	364mg	401mg	1%
Phosphorus	271mg	278mg	1%
Sodium	69mg	83mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	65kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	74g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.907mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.954mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.682mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	1.901mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.613mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.808mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	1.066mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.609mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.249g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.119g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.058g	0.106g	N/A