Mackerel vs. Anchovies — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and anchovies different?

Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, fats, phosphorus, and magnesium, while anchovies are higher in vitamin B3, iron, and calcium.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12 766% more than anchovies.
Mackerel contains 4 times more fats than anchovies. Mackerel contains 17.81g of fats, while anchovies contain 4.84g.
Anchovies are lower in saturated fat.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, anchovy, european, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Mackerel

Anchovies

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+880%
Contains more IronIron	+107%
Contains more CopperCopper	+124.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

~equal in Potassium ~383mg

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.

Mackerel

Anchovies

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+260%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+189.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2964.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	0.62µg	766%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	14.024mg	45%
Selenium	51.6µg	36.5µg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.143mg	24%
Iron	1.57mg	3.25mg	21%
Fats	17.81g	4.84g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	1.637g	18%
Phosphorus	278mg	174mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	1.182g	15%
Magnesium	97mg	41mg	13%
Calcium	15mg	147mg	13%
Copper	0.094mg	0.211mg	13%
Saturated fat	4.176g	1.282g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.256mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.055mg	9%
Calories	262kcal	131kcal	7%
Protein	23.85g	20.35g	7%
Zinc	0.94mg	1.72mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.645mg	7%
Cholesterol	75mg	60mg	5%
Vitamin A	54µg	15µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.57mg	4%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.07mg	2%
Folate	2µg	9µg	2%
Potassium	401mg	383mg	1%
Sodium	83mg	104mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	64kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	2.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.228mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	0.892mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	1.654mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	1.869mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.602mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.794mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	1.048mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.599mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.504g	0.538g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.699g	0.911g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.106g	0.029g	N/A