Mackerel vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mackerel and mussels

Mackerel has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and fats; however, mussels has more manganese, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, folate, and zinc.
Mussels's daily need coverage for manganese is 295% more.
Mackerel has 5 times more saturated fat than mussels. Mackerel has 4.176g of saturated fat, while mussels has 0.85g.
Mussels has a higher glycemic index than mackerel.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist 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.

Mackerel

Mussels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+328%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+184%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+73.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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

Mussels

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+360%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3700%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.42mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.95mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.02mg	6.8mg	295%
Vitamin B12	19µg	24µg	208%
Selenium	51.6µg	89.6µg	69%
Iron	1.57mg	6.72mg	64%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.1mg	28%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	3mg	24%
Fats	17.81g	4.48g	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	1.212g	21%
Folate	2µg	76µg	19%
Zinc	0.94mg	2.67mg	16%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	13.6mg	15%
Saturated fat	4.176g	0.85g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	1.014g	15%
Magnesium	97mg	37mg	14%
Sodium	83mg	369mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.3mg	12%
Cholesterol	75mg	56mg	6%
Copper	0.094mg	0.149mg	6%
Calories	262kcal	172kcal	5%
Potassium	401mg	268mg	4%
Vitamin A	54µg	91µg	4%
Carbs	0g	7.39g	2%
Calcium	15mg	33mg	2%
Phosphorus	278mg	285mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.95mg	1%
Protein	23.85g	23.8g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	7.39g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	1.025mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.036mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	1.676mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	1.779mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.537mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.853mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	1.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.457mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.504g	0.276g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.699g	0.506g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.106g	0.044g	N/A