Herring vs Mackerel: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Herring has 158 kcal and Mackerel has 205 kcal, so Herring has 23% fewer calories.

Mackerel has more fat (13.9 g vs 9.04 g). Relative to calories, Herring is the better protein source (11.4 g vs 9.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Herring - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Herring - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Herring
Serving size:
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one herring (165g)steak (165g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Mackerel
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one mackerel (176g)steak (176g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Herring vs Mackerel 100g Compare

per 100g Herring Mackerel
Calories 158 205
Fat 9.04 g 13.89 g
Protein 17.96 g 18.6 g
Water 72.05 g 63.55 g
Calcium 57 mg 12 mg
Iron 1.1 mg 1.63 mg
Magnessium 32 mg 76 mg
Phosphorus 0.1 mg 5 mg
Potassium 327 mg 314 mg
Sodium 90 mg 90 mg
Zink 0.1 mg 5 mg
Vitaminium A 93 IU 167 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.092 mg 0.176 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.233 mg 0.312 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 3.217 mg 9.08 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.302 mg 0.399 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.01 µg 0.001 µg
Vitaminium C 0.7 mg 0.4 mg
Vitaminium E 1.07 mg 1.52 mg

Less Calories in Herring

At first glance, you can see that in herring is less calories than in mackerel.

Herring has 158 kcal per 100g and mackerel 205 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 30%.

In herring and in mackerel most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare herring with mackerel in details.

Herring 100g

158kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 47% PROTEIN
  • 53% FAT
Herring calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | steak

Mackerel 100g

205kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 37% PROTEIN
  • 63% FAT
Mackerel calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | steak

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.