Chinook salmon vs. Halibut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chinook salmon and halibut?

Halibut has less vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, and folate than chinook salmon.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 80% higher.
Chinook salmon has 35 times more folate than halibut. Chinook salmon has 35µg of folate, while halibut has 1µg.
Halibut contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, halibut, greenland, cooked, dry heat types in this comparison.

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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

Halibut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+269.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+46.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+39.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.7%

~equal in Iron ~0.85mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.51mg

~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.

Chinook salmon

Halibut

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+727.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+422.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+200.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+199%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3400%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+65.9%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.485mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.96µg	80%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	1.923mg	51%
Phosphorus	371mg	210mg	23%
Magnesium	122mg	33mg	21%
Protein	25.72g	18.42g	15%
Vitamin A	149µg	18µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	10.742g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.288mg	12%
Cholesterol	85mg	59mg	9%
Folate	35µg	1µg	9%
Fats	13.38g	17.74g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	1.753g	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Potassium	505mg	344mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.103mg	4%
Copper	0.053mg	0.038mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.073mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	4mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.485mg	2%
Sodium	60mg	103mg	2%
Iron	0.91mg	0.85mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.214g	3.102g	1%
Calories	231kcal	239kcal	0%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.51mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.015mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.808mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.849mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.497mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	1.692mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.719mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.949mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.542mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.674g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0.504g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.114g	N/A