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Mackerel vs. Snail — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between mackerel and snail?

  • Mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, yet snail is higher in magnesium, copper, and iron.
  • Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 771% more.
  • Mackerel has 16 times more vitamin B1 than snail. While mackerel has 0.159mg of vitamin B1, snail has only 0.01mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in snail is lower.

We used Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, snail, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 69% 4.5% 35% 59% 31% 26% 119% 11% 2.6% 281%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 179% 3% 34% 131% 133% 27% 117% 9.1% 0% 149%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +88.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.7%
Contains more IronIron +122.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +325.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.7%
~equal in Potassium ~382mg
~equal in Zinc ~1mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~272mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 1.3% 0% 18% 0% 40% 95% 128% 59% 106% 2375% 0% 1.5%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 10% 100% 2.5% 28% 26% 0% 30% 63% 0.25% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1490%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +243.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +389.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3700%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Snail DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 0.5µg 771%
Selenium 51.6µg 27.4µg 44%
Magnesium 97mg 250mg 36%
Copper 0.094mg 0.4mg 34%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 1.4mg 34%
Vitamin E 5mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.252g 27%
Fats 17.81g 1.4g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 0.13mg 25%
Iron 1.57mg 3.5mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.12mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.361g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.259g 17%
Protein 23.85g 16.1g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.01mg 12%
Choline 65mg 12%
Calories 262kcal 90kcal 9%
Cholesterol 75mg 50mg 8%
Vitamin A 54µg 30µg 3%
Carbs 0g 2g 1%
Calcium 15mg 10mg 1%
Potassium 401mg 382mg 1%
Zinc 0.94mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 278mg 272mg 1%
Sodium 83mg 70mg 1%
Manganese 0.02mg 1%
Folate 2µg 6µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 18g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 56kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 111g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 1.4 N/A
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
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 0.119g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.099g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 18% 53% 5%
Protein: 23.85 g
Fats: 17.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.27 g
Other: 5.07 g
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16% 2% 79%
Protein: 16.1 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 2 g
Water: 79.2 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1172.1%
Contains more OtherOther +290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +48.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 45% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.3 g
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41% 30% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.361 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.259 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.252 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2605%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1606.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175120/nutrients
  2. Snail - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167744/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.