Chinook salmon vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinook salmon and pollock?

Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, fats, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 38% more.
Chinook salmon has 20 times more saturated fat than pollock. While chinook salmon has 3.214g of saturated fat, pollock has only 0.159g.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinook salmon

Pollock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.4%
Contains more IronIron	+62.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+157.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.2%

~equal in Zinc ~0.57mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

~equal in Selenium ~44.1µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chinook salmon

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+776.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+154.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+100.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+40.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1066.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	3.949mg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	3.66µg	33%
Fats	13.38g	1.18g	19%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Sodium	60mg	419mg	16%
Phosphorus	371mg	267mg	15%
Vitamin A	149µg	17µg	15%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.159g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	0.134g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.583g	14%
Magnesium	122mg	81mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.329mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.432mg	9%
Folate	35µg	3µg	8%
Vitamin D		1.3µg	7%
Calories	231kcal	111kcal	6%
Vitamin D*		51 IU	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Selenium	46.8µg	44.1µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.223mg	5%
Protein	25.72g	23.48g	4%
Calcium	28mg	72mg	4%
Iron	0.91mg	0.56mg	4%
Potassium	505mg	430mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.28mg	2%
Copper	0.053mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.054mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	21g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	90kcal	47kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	90g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	4.5	N/A
Cholesterol	85mg	86mg	0%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.57mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	1.01g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.727g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.296g	0.027g	N/A