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Anchovies, canned
Anchovies, canned4
VS
Mackerel, canned
Mackerel, canned4

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 4 of 8 match-ups.

Pick Anchovies, canned for more protein, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Mackerel, canned for less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber and sugar.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    210 kcal
    156 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN28.89 g
    23.19 g
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    9.71 g
    6.3 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    2.2 g
    1.86 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    3668 mg
    379 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN544 mg
    194 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    232 mg
    241 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN4.63 mg
    2.04 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN69 mg
    37 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.9 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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