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

Dead heat · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

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

Pick Anchovies, canned for less saturated fat, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Mackerel, canned for more protein, 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
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    13.76 g
    14.87 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    4.62 g
    4.04 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.05 g
    1.19 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    1746.67 mg
    242.95 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN259.05 mg
    124.36 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    110.48 mg
    154.49 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN2.2 mg
    1.31 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN32.86 mg
    23.72 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.58 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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