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Chicken meat vs. Chinook salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and chinook salmon different?

  • Chicken meat is higher in zinc; however, chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, potassium, folate, and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 107% higher.
  • Chicken meat contains 3 times more zinc than chinook salmon. While chicken meat contains 1.94mg of zinc, chinook salmon contains only 0.56mg.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, salmon, chinook, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 IronIron +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +430.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +126.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +95.8%
~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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +210.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +856.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.154mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Chinook salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 2.87µg 107%
Selenium 23.9µg 46.8µg 42%
Phosphorus 182mg 371mg 27%
Magnesium 23mg 122mg 24%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.56mg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Vitamin A 48µg 149µg 11%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 10.045mg 10%
Folate 5µg 35µg 8%
Potassium 223mg 505mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.1mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.462mg 5%
Iron 1.26mg 0.91mg 4%
Saturated fat 3.79g 3.214g 3%
Protein 27.3g 25.72g 3%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.865mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.044mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 2.662g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.053mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.154mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 28mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 5.742g 1%
Cholesterol 88mg 85mg 1%
Sodium 82mg 60mg 1%
Calories 239kcal 231kcal 0%
Fats 13.6g 13.38g 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 1.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.185mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 2.09mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 2.362mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.761mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 1.004mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.757mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 1.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.727g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.296g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 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 +10.3%
~equal in Protein ~25.72g
~equal in Fats ~13.38g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~-4.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~5.742g

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.