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Chinook salmon vs. Bluefish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and bluefish different?

  • Chinook salmon is higher in magnesium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, folate, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, bluefish is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for bluefish is 140% higher.
  • Chinook salmon contains 18 times more folate than bluefish. While chinook salmon contains 35µg of folate, bluefish contains only 2µg.
  • Bluefish has less saturated fat.

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, bluefish, 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 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 2.7% 42% 23% 23% 28% 125% 10% 3.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +211.1%
Contains more IronIron +46.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42.1%
~equal in Potassium ~477mg
~equal in Selenium ~46.8µg

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 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
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% 46% 0% 0% 17% 22% 136% 57% 107% 778% 0% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +116.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~138µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.464mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Bluefish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 6.22µg 140%
Magnesium 122mg 42mg 19%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 7.247mg 17%
Fats 13.38g 5.44g 12%
Phosphorus 371mg 291mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 1.358g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 2.297g 9%
Saturated fat 3.214g 1.172g 9%
Folate 35µg 2µg 8%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Calories 231kcal 159kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.097mg 4%
Iron 0.91mg 0.62mg 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.04mg 4%
Cholesterol 85mg 76mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.955mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.067mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.068mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin A 149µg 138µg 1%
Sodium 60mg 77mg 1%
Potassium 505mg 477mg 1%
Protein 25.72g 25.69g 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.464mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.288mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 1.126mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.184mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 2.088mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.36mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.76mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 1.003mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.324mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.756mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.323g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.665g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.079g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
26% 5% 63% 6%
Protein: 25.69 g
Fats: 5.44 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.64 g
Other: 6.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +146%
~equal in Protein ~25.69g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.64g
~equal in Other ~6.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
24% 48% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.297 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.358 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.5%

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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. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/nutrients
  2. Bluefish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174229/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.