Oysters vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between oysters and mackerel?

Oysters is richer in zinc, copper, iron, and manganese, while mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Oysters's daily need coverage for zinc is 706% higher.
Mackerel has 61 times less copper than oysters. Oysters has 5.707mg of copper, while mackerel has 0.094mg.
Oysters is lower in saturated fat.

We used Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Fish, mackerel, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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.

Oysters

Mackerel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+673.3%
Contains more IronIron	+486.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5971.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+8261.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2855%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+188.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.6%

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.

Oysters

Mackerel

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+341.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+128.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+270.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+121.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+654.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~19µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	78.6mg	0.94mg	706%
Copper	5.707mg	0.094mg	624%
Iron	9.21mg	1.57mg	96%
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	19µg	63%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	6.85mg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	0.46mg	31%
Protein	11.42g	23.85g	25%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.02mg	25%
Choline	130mg		24%
Fats	3.42g	17.81g	22%
Selenium	39.5µg	51.6µg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	4.3g	22%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.412mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	7.006g	16%
Magnesium	35mg	97mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.948g	4.176g	15%
Phosphorus	194mg	278mg	12%
Vitamin E	1.7mg		11%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.99mg	11%
Calcium	116mg	15mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.159mg	10%
Calories	102kcal	262kcal	8%
Potassium	139mg	401mg	8%
Sodium	166mg	83mg	4%
Vitamin A	26µg	54µg	3%
Folate	14µg	2µg	3%
Carbs	5.45g	0g	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Cholesterol	79mg	75mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	9.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	89kcal	110kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	98g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.4mg	0%
Net carbs	5.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Sugar	1.23g		N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.267mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.045mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	1.938mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.19mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.228mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.702mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0.699g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.106g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g		N/A