Mackerel vs. Scallops — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and scallops?

Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet scallops are higher in phosphorus.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 702% more.
Mackerel has 19 times more saturated fat than scallops. While mackerel has 4.176g of saturated fat, scallops have only 0.218g.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, scallop, (bay and sea), cooked, steamed 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

Scallops

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.7%
Contains more IronIron	+170.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+184.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+64.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45%

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

Scallops

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+536.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+170.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+310.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+783.7%

Contains more FolateFolate

+900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	2.15µg	702%
Selenium	51.6µg	21.7µg	54%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	1.076mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.024mg	30%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.112mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	0.222g	27%
Fats	17.81g	0.84g	26%
Sodium	83mg	667mg	25%
Phosphorus	278mg	426mg	21%
Choline		110.7mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.176g	0.218g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	0.082g	17%
Magnesium	97mg	37mg	14%
Iron	1.57mg	0.58mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.012mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.366mg	12%
Cholesterol	75mg	41mg	11%
Calories	262kcal	111kcal	8%
Protein	23.85g	20.54g	7%
Copper	0.094mg	0.033mg	7%
Zinc	0.94mg	1.55mg	6%
Vitamin A	54µg	2µg	6%
Folate	2µg	20µg	5%
Potassium	401mg	314mg	3%
Carbs	0g	5.41g	2%
Starch		3.69g	2%
Calcium	15mg	10mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	54kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	5.41g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.029mg	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	0.629mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.692mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	1.226mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	1.258mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.487mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.597mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	0.645mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.314mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.504g	0.072g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.699g	0.104g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.106g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A