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

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How are chinook salmon and chicken meat different?

  • Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, potassium, folate, and vitamin A; however, chicken meat is richer in zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 107% higher.
  • Chinook salmon contains 7 times more folate than chicken meat. While chinook salmon contains 35µg of folate, chicken meat contains only 5µg.

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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%
Contains more IronIron +38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.4%
~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.168mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Chicken meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0.3µg 107%
Selenium 46.8µg 23.9µg 42%
Phosphorus 371mg 182mg 27%
Magnesium 122mg 23mg 24%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.94mg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Vitamin A 149µg 48µg 11%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 8.487mg 10%
Folate 35µg 5µg 8%
Potassium 505mg 223mg 8%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.4mg 5%
Iron 0.91mg 1.26mg 4%
Saturated fat 3.214g 3.79g 3%
Protein 25.72g 27.3g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 1.03mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.063mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 2.97g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.066mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.168mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 15mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 5.34g 1%
Cholesterol 85mg 88mg 1%
Sodium 60mg 82mg 1%
Calories 231kcal 239kcal 0%
Fats 13.38g 13.6g 0%
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.02g 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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
~equal in Protein ~27.3g
~equal in Fats ~13.6g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~59.45g
~equal in Other ~-0.35g

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

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