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Chinook salmon vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and couscous different?

  • Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin A than couscous.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 120% higher.
  • Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than couscous (65).

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Couscous, cooked 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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +770.7%
Contains more IronIron +139.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1586.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +342.1%

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% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +921.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +133.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +805.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +43.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Couscous DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0µg 120%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 0.983mg 57%
Phosphorus 371mg 22mg 50%
Protein 25.72g 3.79g 44%
Selenium 46.8µg 27.5µg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.051mg 32%
Cholesterol 85mg 0mg 28%
Magnesium 122mg 8mg 27%
Fats 13.38g 0.16g 20%
Vitamin A 149µg 0µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.064g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.022g 14%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.029g 14%
Potassium 505mg 58mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.371mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.027mg 10%
Carbs 0g 23.22g 8%
Iron 0.91mg 0.38mg 7%
Calories 231kcal 112kcal 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0mg 5%
Folate 35µg 15µg 5%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.084mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.26mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.063mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 8mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.041mg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.077mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0g 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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +578.6%
Contains more FatsFats +8262.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +10.6%
~equal in Other ~0.26g

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4059.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.