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Chinook salmon vs. Butterfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chinook salmon and butterfish

  • Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, butterfish is richer in vitamin B1.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 43% higher.
  • Chinook salmon has 5 times more vitamin A than butterfish. While chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, butterfish has only 109IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, butterfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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 23% 8.4% 42% 24% 23% 27% 132% 15% 2.5% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +281.3%
Contains more IronIron +42.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.8%
~equal in Calcium ~28mg
~equal in Potassium ~481mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg
~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% 11% 0% 0% 37% 44% 108% 52% 80% 229% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +351.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +231.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Butterfish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 1.83µg 43%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 5.769mg 27%
Magnesium 122mg 32mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 18%
Saturated fat 3.214g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 14%
Vitamin A 149µg 33µg 13%
Phosphorus 371mg 308mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.146mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.346mg 9%
Protein 25.72g 22.15g 7%
Folate 35µg 17µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Fats 13.38g 10.28g 5%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.99mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.192mg 3%
Iron 0.91mg 0.64mg 3%
Calories 231kcal 187kcal 2%
Sodium 60mg 114mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.069mg 2%
Potassium 505mg 481mg 1%
Cholesterol 85mg 83mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 28mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.019mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.248mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.971mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.021mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.801mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.656mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.865mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.652mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 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
22% 10% 67%
Protein: 22.15 g
Fats: 10.28 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.83 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.1%
Contains more FatsFats +30.2%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~66.83g
~equal in Other ~0.74g

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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. Butterfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174231/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.