Arborio rice vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arborio rice and chinook salmon

Arborio rice has more manganese, while chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium.
Chinook salmon covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 120% more than arborio rice.
Arborio rice contains 19 times more manganese than chinook salmon. While arborio rice contains 0.357mg of manganese, chinook salmon contains only 0.019mg.
The amount of saturated fat in arborio rice is lower.
Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chinook salmon is 0, while the glycemic index of arborio rice is 69.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Rice, white, short-grain, enriched, cooked and Fish, salmon, chinook, 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.

Arborio rice

Chinook salmon

Contains more IronIron	+60.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1778.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1842.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1024.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+524%

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.

Arborio rice

Chinook salmon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+272.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+68.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+572.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+683.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.87µg	120%
Selenium	7.5µg	46.8µg	71%
Vitamin B3	1.493mg	10.045mg	53%
Phosphorus	33mg	371mg	48%
Protein	2.36g	25.72g	47%
Vitamin B6	0.059mg	0.462mg	31%
Cholesterol	0mg	85mg	28%
Magnesium	8mg	122mg	27%
Fats	0.19g	13.38g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.05g	2.662g	17%
Vitamin A	0µg	149µg	17%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.019mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.051g	3.214g	14%
Potassium	26mg	505mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.058g	5.742g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg	0.154mg	11%
Carbs	28.73g	0g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.164mg	0.044mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.865mg	9%
Iron	1.46mg	0.91mg	7%
Folate	59µg	35µg	6%
Calories	130kcal	231kcal	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	4.1mg	5%
Sodium	0mg	60mg	3%
Calcium	1mg	28mg	3%
Copper	0.072mg	0.053mg	2%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.56mg	1%
Net carbs	28.73g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.027mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.084mg	1.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.102mg	1.185mg	0%
Leucine	0.195mg	2.09mg	0%
Lysine	0.085mg	2.362mg	0%
Methionine	0.056mg	0.761mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.126mg	1.004mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.056mg	0.757mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		1.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.727g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.296g	N/A