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Mackerel vs. Tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mackerel and tuna different?

  • Mackerel is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, magnesium, and iron, while tuna is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Mackerel covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 694% more than tuna.
  • Mackerel contains 20 times more saturated fat than tuna. Mackerel contains 4.176g of saturated fat, while tuna contains 0.205g.

Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat and Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.
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 30% 1.2% 47% 35% 14% 12% 143% 7% 1.7% 590%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more IronIron +70.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +108.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +109.7%

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% 30% 7.3% 5.8% 34% 32% 414% 20% 240% 294% 0.25% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +196.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +708.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.7%
~equal in Folate ~2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mackerel Tuna DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 19µg 2.35µg 694%
Selenium 51.6µg 108.2µg 103%
Vitamin B3 6.85mg 22.07mg 95%
Vitamin B6 0.46mg 1.038mg 44%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 0.175g 28%
Fats 17.81g 0.59g 26%
Vitamin B2 0.412mg 0.137mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.176g 0.205g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.006g 0.138g 17%
Choline 77.6mg 14%
Magnesium 97mg 42mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.99mg 0.334mg 13%
Protein 23.85g 29.15g 11%
Vitamin D* 82 IU 10%
Vitamin D 2µg 10%
Cholesterol 75mg 47mg 9%
Iron 1.57mg 0.92mg 8%
Phosphorus 278mg 333mg 8%
Calories 262kcal 130kcal 7%
Copper 0.094mg 0.043mg 6%
Potassium 401mg 527mg 4%
Zinc 0.94mg 0.45mg 4%
Vitamin A 54µg 22µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.159mg 0.134mg 2%
Calcium 15mg 4mg 1%
Sodium 83mg 54mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 9.1g 22g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 110kcal 45kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 77g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.7 1.5 N/A
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 2µg 2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.313mg 0%
Threonine 1.045mg 1.224mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.099mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 1.938mg 2.27mg 0%
Lysine 2.19mg 2.565mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.827mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 1.091mg 0%
Valine 1.228mg 1.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.702mg 0.822mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.504g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.699g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.106g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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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29% 69%
Protein: 29.15 g
Fats: 0.59 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.98 g
Other: 1.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +2918.6%
Contains more OtherOther +296.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.2%
Contains more WaterWater +29.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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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40% 27% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.138 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4976.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2357.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%

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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. Tuna - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172006/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.