Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Mackerels

8 of the top 10 mackerels products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The mackerels with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 40 mackerels with complete data.

1

Chinchard Poisson Entier congelé

a NOVA 1 116 kcal 0 g sugar 19 g protein 4.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
2

Makrelen In Eigenen Saft

Fish4ever · 125 g

c NOVA 1 177 kcal 0 g sugar 14 g protein 13 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Gerookte makreel heel

· 1

d NOVA 1 351 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 30.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
4

Makreel - in water

Princes · 125 g

NOVA 1 197 kcal 20 g protein 13 g fat

Also: No additives
5

Sweet cured hot smoked mackerel

M&S

NOVA 1 346 kcal 3.9 g sugar 20.9 g protein 26.8 g fat

Also: No additives
6

Indian mackerel

ahaa! · 1kg

NOVA 1

Also: No additives
7

Maquereau cuit congelé

PSP · 300 g

NOVA 1 194 kcal 0 g sugar 18.1 g protein 13.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
8

Hokkaido mackerel 115g

Hokkaido

NOVA 1 120 kcal 0 g sugar 9 g protein 6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
9

Filetti di sgombro grigliati

Delicius · 85 g

a NOVA 3 205 kcal 0 g sugar 24.1 g protein 12.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Makrelenfilets in Wasser

Berida · 125g

a NOVA 3 224 kcal 0 g sugar 20.9 g protein 15.6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published mackerels on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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