Chicken fingers vs. Sockeye salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken fingers and sockeye salmon?

Chicken fingers are higher in vitamin E and manganese, yet sockeye salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B6, choline, and vitamin B3.
Sockeye salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 180% more.
Chicken fingers have 18 times more manganese than sockeye salmon. While chicken fingers have 0.228mg of manganese, sockeye salmon has only 0.013mg.
The amount of sodium in sockeye salmon is lower.
The glycemic index of sockeye salmon is lower.

We used Fast foods, chicken tenders and Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat types 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.

Chicken fingers

Sockeye salmon

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more IronIron	+40.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1653.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+10.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+102.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~305mg

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.

Chicken fingers

Sockeye salmon

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+220.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+171.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+8250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+94.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2693.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+157.7%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.274mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	4.47µg	180%
Vitamin D	7IU	670IU	83%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	16.7µg	83%
Selenium	17.5µg	35.5µg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.827mg	31%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	1.327g	30%
Sodium	769mg	92mg	29%
Protein	19.22g	26.48g	15%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	0.99mg	15%
Fats	13.95g	5.57g	13%
Choline	43.7mg	112.6mg	13%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	10.123mg	12%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.013mg	9%
Starch	17.03g	0g	7%
Saturated fat	2.493g	0.969g	7%
Vitamin K	8µg	0.1µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	1.864g	7%
Vitamin A	3µg	58µg	6%
Calories	271kcal	156kcal	6%
Carbs	17.25g	0g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.246mg	5%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.157mg	4%
Cholesterol	48mg	61mg	4%
Phosphorus	282mg	305mg	3%
Iron	0.73mg	0.52mg	3%
Folate	19µg	7µg	3%
Potassium	373mg	436mg	2%
Magnesium	28mg	36mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	1.274mg	1%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.55mg	1%
Copper	0.069mg	0.076mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.052g	0.023g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.335mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	1.247mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	1.274mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	2.185mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	2.574mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.858mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	1.086mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	1.461mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.711mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.299g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.56g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.093g	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	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g		N/A