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Catfish vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between catfish and chinook salmon

  • Catfish have less selenium, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin A, iron, and folate.
  • Chinook salmon covers your daily selenium needs 67% more than catfish.

Food varieties used in this article are Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, cooked, dry heat 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 2.7% 32% 11% 13% 16% 106% 16% 2.3% 54%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +211.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38%
Contains more IronIron +225%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +372.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.56mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 19% 4.5% 6% 23% 48% 49% 41% 348% 6.3% 9% 43%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +294.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161%
Contains more FolateFolate +191.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.87µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Catfish Chinook salmon DV% diff.
Selenium 9.9µg 46.8µg 67%
Vitamin B3 2.548mg 10.045mg 47%
Magnesium 23mg 122mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.177mg 0.462mg 22%
Phosphorus 247mg 371mg 18%
Vitamin A 1µg 149µg 16%
Protein 18.44g 25.72g 15%
Choline 78.7mg 14%
Fats 7.19g 13.38g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.354g 2.662g 9%
Iron 0.28mg 0.91mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.586g 3.214g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.115g 5.742g 7%
Cholesterol 66mg 85mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 6%
Folate 12µg 35µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.154mg 4%
Vitamin B12 2.78µg 2.87µg 4%
Calories 144kcal 231kcal 4%
Potassium 366mg 505mg 4%
Sodium 119mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.044mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Copper 0.039mg 0.053mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.811mg 0.865mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Zinc 0.58mg 0.56mg 0%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.019mg 0%
Trans fat 0.063g N/A
Tryptophan 0.22mg 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 0.833mg 1.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.82mg 1.185mg 0%
Leucine 1.396mg 2.09mg 0%
Lysine 1.677mg 2.362mg 0%
Methionine 0.539mg 0.761mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.735mg 1.004mg 0%
Valine 0.894mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.404mg 0.757mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.02g 1.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.069g 0.727g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0.296g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.049g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 7% 75%
Protein: 18.44 g
Fats: 7.19 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 74.65 g
Other: 0 g
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +86.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~-4.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 51% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.354 g
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +84.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Catfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175166/nutrients
  2. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.