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, protein, vitamin B6, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin A.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 80% more.
Chinook salmon has 37 times more vitamin A than fish sticks. While chinook salmon has 149µg of vitamin A, fish sticks have only 4µg.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+177.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~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%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		7.289g	43%
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%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.236g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.272mg	12%
Potassium	505mg	185mg	9%
Starch		20.46g	8%
Choline		42.8mg	8%
Carbs	0g	21.66g	7%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.182mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.122mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	3.193g	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Fats	13.38g	16.23g	4%
Vitamin K		4.7µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.116mg	3%
Folate	35µg	24µg	3%
Calories	231kcal	277kcal	2%
Saturated fat	3.214g	3.733g	2%
Calcium	28mg	16mg	1%
Iron	0.91mg	0.84mg	1%
Copper	0.053mg	0.059mg	1%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.42mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	90kcal	252kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	43g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	3	N/A
Net carbs	0g	20.16g	N/A
Vitamin D*		1 IU	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 (DPA)	0.296g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.003g	N/A