Chinook salmon vs. Fish sticks — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinook salmon and fish sticks?

Chinook salmon is richer than fish sticks in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, and vitamin A.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 80% more.
Chinook salmon has 28 times more vitamin A than fish sticks. While chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, fish sticks have only 18IU.
The amount of cholesterol in fish sticks is lower.
The glycemic index of chinook salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, fish sticks, frozen, prepared types 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.

Chinook salmon

Fish sticks

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+388%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+173%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.1%

Contains more CopperCopper	+11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+857.9%

~equal in Iron ~0.84mg

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.

Chinook salmon

Fish sticks

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+554%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+218%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+492.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+199%
Contains more FolateFolate	+45.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+177.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.96µg	80%
Selenium	46.8µg	15.7µg	57%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	1.536mg	53%
Vitamin E		6.88mg	46%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	7.824g	34%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.078mg	30%
Protein	25.72g	11.01g	29%
Phosphorus	371mg	191mg	26%
Magnesium	122mg	25mg	23%
Cholesterol	85mg	28mg	19%
Vitamin A	149µg	4µg	16%
Sodium	60mg	402mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.272mg	12%
Potassium	505mg	185mg	9%
Choline		42.8mg	8%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.182mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.122mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	3.193g	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Fats	13.38g	16.23g	4%
Folate	35µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.116mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.214g	3.733g	2%
Calories	231kcal	277kcal	2%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.42mg	1%
Copper	0.053mg	0.059mg	1%
Iron	0.91mg	0.84mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	16mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar		1.65g	N/A
Trans fat		0.124g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.122mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.372mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.429mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	0.852mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	0.795mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.296mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.47mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.5mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.23mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0.088g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.236g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		7.289g	N/A