American cheese vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are American cheese and sockeye salmon different?

American cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, sockeye salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for sockeye salmon is 124% higher.
American cheese contains 95 times more calcium than sockeye salmon. While American cheese contains 1045mg of calcium, sockeye salmon contains only 11mg.
Sockeye salmon has less saturated fat.
Sockeye salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than American cheese (27).

Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat are the varieties 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.

American cheese

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+9400%
Contains more IronIron	+21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+352.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+110.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+215.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+230.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75.7%

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.

American cheese

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+331%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+946.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13219.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+216.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1431.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+198%
Contains more CholineCholine	+211%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.246mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	4.47µg	124%
Calcium	1045mg	11mg	103%
Vitamin D	23IU	670IU	81%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	16.7µg	81%
Saturated fat	18.057g	0.969g	78%
Sodium	1671mg	92mg	69%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	10.123mg	63%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.827mg	59%
Phosphorus	641mg	305mg	48%
Fats	31.79g	5.57g	40%
Selenium	20.2µg	35.5µg	28%
Vitamin A	250µg	58µg	21%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.55mg	18%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	1.274mg	17%
Protein	18.13g	26.48g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	1.864g	16%
Choline	36.2mg	112.6mg	14%
Cholesterol	100mg	61mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.157mg	12%
Calories	371kcal	156kcal	11%
Potassium	132mg	436mg	9%
Copper	0.046mg	0.076mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.1µg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	36mg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.013mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.99mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.246mg	1%
Iron	0.63mg	0.52mg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g	0.023g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	1.327g	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.093g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A