Whelk vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between whelk and mackerel

Whelk is higher in copper, iron, selenium, manganese, zinc, and magnesium, yet mackerel is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B3.
Whelk covers your daily copper needs 218% more than mackerel.
Whelk contains 45 times more manganese than mackerel. While whelk contains 0.89mg of manganese, mackerel contains only 0.02mg.
The amount of cholesterol in mackerel is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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.

Whelk

Mackerel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+77.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+653.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.1%
Contains more IronIron	+540.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2091.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+246.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-79.9%

~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.

Whelk

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+10.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+224.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+243.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+147.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~19µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	2.06mg	0.094mg	218%
Iron	10.06mg	1.57mg	106%
Selenium	89.6µg	51.6µg	69%
Protein	47.68g	23.85g	48%
Manganese	0.89mg	0.02mg	38%
Vitamin B12	18.14µg	19µg	36%
Vitamin B3	1.995mg	6.85mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.046g	4.3g	28%
Fats	0.8g	17.81g	26%
Zinc	3.26mg	0.94mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.062g	4.176g	19%
Cholesterol	130mg	75mg	18%
Magnesium	172mg	97mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.056g	7.006g	17%
Vitamin B2	0.214mg	0.412mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.65mg	0.46mg	15%
Sodium	412mg	83mg	14%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.99mg	12%
Calcium	113mg	15mg	10%
Potassium	694mg	401mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.049mg	0.159mg	9%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	0.4mg	7%
Carbs	15.52g	0g	5%
Folate	11µg	2µg	2%
Calories	275kcal	262kcal	1%
Phosphorus	282mg	278mg	1%
Vitamin A	49µg	54µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	17g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	58kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	15.52g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.618mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	2.136mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.655mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	3.807mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	2.93mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	1.205mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.648mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	2.075mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.977mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.012g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.106g	N/A