Mackerel vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and shrimp different?

Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and magnesium, while shrimp is higher in copper.
Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 723% more than shrimp.
Mackerel contains 17 times more vitamin B2 than shrimp. Mackerel contains 0.412mg of vitamin B2, while shrimp contains 0.024mg.
Shrimp is lower in saturated fat.
Shrimp has a higher glycemic index (50) than mackerel (0).

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cooked, moist heat (may have been previously frozen) types were used 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

Shrimp

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.9%
Contains more IronIron	+390.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+174.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145%

~equal in Selenium ~49.5µg

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

Shrimp

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+396.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1616.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1044.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	19µg	1.66µg	723%
Cholesterol	75mg	211mg	45%
Sodium	83mg	947mg	38%
Vitamin B2	0.412mg	0.024mg	30%
Vitamin B3	6.85mg	2.678mg	26%
Fats	17.81g	1.7g	25%
Choline		135.4mg	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.3g	0.59g	25%
Copper	0.094mg	0.258mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.242mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.176g	0.521g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.006g	0.361g	17%
Iron	1.57mg	0.32mg	16%
Vitamin E		2.2mg	15%
Magnesium	97mg	37mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.159mg	0.032mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.99mg	0.519mg	9%
Calcium	15mg	91mg	8%
Calories	262kcal	119kcal	7%
Potassium	401mg	170mg	7%
Zinc	0.94mg	1.63mg	6%
Folate	2µg	24µg	6%
Phosphorus	278mg	306mg	4%
Vitamin A	54µg	90µg	4%
Selenium	51.6µg	49.5µg	4%
Protein	23.85g	22.78g	2%
Carbs	0g	1.52g	1%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.049mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.1g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	110kcal	52kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	38g	84g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.7	1.8	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.52g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.035g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.267mg	0.26mg	0%
Threonine	1.045mg	0.904mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.05mg	0%
Leucine	1.938mg	1.95mg	0%
Lysine	2.19mg	2.172mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.665mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.992mg	0%
Valine	1.228mg	1.067mg	0%
Histidine	0.702mg	0.501mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.504g	0.135g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.699g	0.141g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.106g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.012g	N/A