Pollock vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pollock and sockeye salmon

Pollock has more selenium and magnesium; however, sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
Sockeye salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D, 103% more than pollock.
Pollock has 5 times more sodium than sockeye salmon. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, sockeye salmon has only 92mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat.

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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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+554.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+38.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+26.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78%

~equal in Potassium ~436mg

~equal in Iron ~0.52mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.55mg

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

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+241.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+253.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+190.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+194.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin D	1.3µg	16.7µg	77%
Vitamin D	51IU	670IU	77%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	10.123mg	39%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.827mg	38%
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	4.47µg	34%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	1.274mg	17%
Selenium	44.1µg	35.5µg	16%
Sodium	419mg	92mg	14%
Magnesium	81mg	36mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.157mg	9%
Cholesterol	86mg	61mg	8%
Fats	1.18g	5.57g	7%
Calcium	72mg	11mg	6%
Protein	23.48g	26.48g	6%
Phosphorus	267mg	305mg	5%
Vitamin A	17µg	58µg	5%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.99mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	1.327g	5%
Saturated fat	0.159g	0.969g	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	1.864g	4%
Choline	91.6mg	112.6mg	4%
Calories	111kcal	156kcal	2%
Copper	0.06mg	0.076mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.246mg	2%
Folate	3µg	7µg	1%
Iron	0.56mg	0.52mg	1%
Potassium	430mg	436mg	0%
Zinc	0.57mg	0.55mg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.013mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A