Pollock vs. Chicken fingers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pollock and chicken fingers different?

Pollock is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and magnesium, while chicken fingers are higher in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin B5, and manganese.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 146% more than chicken fingers.
Pollock contains 3 times more magnesium than chicken fingers. Pollock contains 81mg of magnesium, while chicken fingers contain 28mg.
Chicken fingers are lower in cholesterol.
Chicken fingers have a higher glycemic index (46) than pollock (0).

Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fast foods, chicken tenders types were used 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.

Pollock

Chicken fingers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+189.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+323.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+152%

Contains more IronIron	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1166.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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.

Pollock

Chicken fingers

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+109.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1032.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+103.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+188%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	0.16µg	146%
Selenium	44.1µg	17.5µg	48%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	5.783g	35%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	8.217mg	27%
Fats	1.18g	13.95g	20%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	3.17mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	1.244mg	16%
Sodium	419mg	769mg	15%
Cholesterol	86mg	48mg	13%
Magnesium	81mg	28mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	4.83g	12%
Saturated fat	0.159g	2.493g	11%
Choline	91.6mg	43.7mg	9%
Protein	23.48g	19.22g	9%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.228mg	9%
Calories	111kcal	271kcal	8%
Starch		17.03g	7%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	8µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.426mg	7%
Carbs	0g	17.25g	6%
Calcium	72mg	17mg	6%
Vitamin D	51IU	7IU	6%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.2µg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.2g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.11mg	5%
Folate	3µg	19µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.179mg	3%
Iron	0.56mg	0.73mg	2%
Potassium	430mg	373mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	3µg	2%
Phosphorus	267mg	282mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Copper	0.06mg	0.069mg	1%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.71mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	16.05g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.4g	N/A
Trans fat		0.052g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.222mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	0.803mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.845mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.553mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	1.616mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.518mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	1.437mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.908mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.655mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.211g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.439g	N/A