Crayfish vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crayfish and mackerel

Crayfish has more copper and manganese; however, mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 702% more than crayfish.
Crayfish has 26 times more manganese than mackerel. While crayfish has 0.522mg of manganese, mackerel has only 0.02mg.
Mackerel has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Crustaceans, crayfish, mixed species, wild, 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.

Crayfish

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more CopperCopper	+628.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+87.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2510%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+193.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.5%
Contains more IronIron	+89.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.6%

~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.

Crayfish

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+218%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+384.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+505.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+783.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.15µg	19µg	702%
Copper	0.685mg	0.094mg	66%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.46mg	30%
Vitamin B3	2.28mg	6.85mg	29%
Selenium	36.7µg	51.6µg	27%
Fats	1.2g	17.81g	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.367g	4.3g	26%
Vitamin B2	0.085mg	0.412mg	25%
Manganese	0.522mg	0.02mg	22%
Cholesterol	133mg	75mg	19%
Saturated fat	0.181g	4.176g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.244g	7.006g	17%
Magnesium	33mg	97mg	15%
Choline	80.9mg		15%
Protein	16.77g	23.85g	14%
Folate	44µg	2µg	11%
Vitamin E	1.5mg		10%
Calories	82kcal	262kcal	9%
Iron	0.83mg	1.57mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.159mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.58mg	0.99mg	8%
Zinc	1.76mg	0.94mg	7%
Calcium	60mg	15mg	5%
Vitamin A	15µg	54µg	4%
Potassium	296mg	401mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0.4mg	1%
Phosphorus	270mg	278mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	122g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.4	2.7	N/A
Sodium	94mg	83mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.234mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.676mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.811mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.329mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	1.457mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.472mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.706mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.786mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.341mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.119g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.047g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.106g	N/A