Scallops vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between scallops and mackerel?

Scallops are higher in phosphorus, yet mackerel is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Mackerel's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 702% more.
Scallops have 8 times more sodium than mackerel. While scallops have 667mg of sodium, mackerel has only 83mg.

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

Scallops

Mackerel

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

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%

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.

Scallops

Mackerel

Contains more FolateFolate

+900%

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%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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