Mackerel vs. Pike — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and pike?

Mackerel is higher in vitamin B3, yet pike is higher in vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin A, and iron.
Pike's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 22% more.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pike, northern, liver (Alaska Native) types in this article.

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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.

Mackerel

Pike

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86.7%
Contains more IronIron	+33.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+48.2%

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.

Mackerel

Pike

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+59%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+69.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg		792%
Selenium	51.6µg		94%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg		35%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g		29%
Cholesterol	75mg		25%
Magnesium	97mg		23%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.7mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg		20%
Phosphorus	278mg	412mg	19%
Saturated fat	4.176g		19%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g		18%
Protein	23.85g	16.6g	15%
Fats	17.81g	8g	15%
Potassium	401mg		12%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	5mg	12%
Copper	0.094mg		10%
Zinc	0.94mg		9%
Iron	1.57mg	2.1mg	7%
Vitamin A	54µg		6%
Calories	262kcal	156kcal	5%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.1mg	5%
Sodium	83mg		4%
Carbs	0g	4.3g	1%
Calcium	15mg	28mg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg		1%
Folate	2µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	64g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7		N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg		0%
Net carbs	0g	4.3g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg		0%
Threonine	1.045mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg		0%
Leucine	1.938mg		0%
Lysine	2.19mg		0%
Methionine	0.706mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg		0%
Valine	1.228mg		0%
Histidine	0.702mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.504g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.699g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.106g		N/A