Chicken meat vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken meat and pollock?

Chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B5, and iron, while pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 140% higher.
Pollock has 24 times less saturated fat than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, while pollock has 0.159g.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this comparison.

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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 meat

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+252.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+380%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

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 meat

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+138.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1120%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.28mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	3.66µg	140%
Selenium	23.9µg	44.1µg	37%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	3.949mg	28%
Fats	13.6g	1.18g	19%
Saturated fat	3.79g	0.159g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	0.583g	16%
Sodium	82mg	419mg	15%
Magnesium	23mg	81mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.134g	13%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.432mg	12%
Zinc	1.94mg	0.57mg	12%
Phosphorus	182mg	267mg	12%
Iron	1.26mg	0.56mg	9%
Protein	27.3g	23.48g	8%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.3µg	7%
Calories	239kcal	111kcal	6%
Potassium	223mg	430mg	6%
Calcium	15mg	72mg	6%
Vitamin D	2IU	51IU	6%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.329mg	5%
Choline	65.9mg	91.6mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.223mg	4%
Vitamin A	48µg	17µg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Cholesterol	88mg	86mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.054mg	1%
Copper	0.066mg	0.06mg	1%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.28mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.018mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.027g	N/A