Chinook salmon vs. Kit Kat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and kit Kat different?

Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, kit Kat is richer in copper and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chinook salmon is 96% higher.
Chinook salmon contains 23 times more vitamin B6 than kit Kat. While chinook salmon contains 0.462mg of vitamin B6, kit Kat contains only 0.02mg.
Kit Kat has less cholesterol.
Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index (0) than kit Kat (50).

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Candies, KIT KAT Wafer Bar 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.

Chinook salmon

Kit Kat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+229.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+522.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+174.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+836%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+346.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+315.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+426.3%

~equal in Iron ~1mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Kit Kat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+520.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1909%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2210%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+412.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+165.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0.56µg	96%
Selenium	46.8µg	5µg	76%
Saturated fat	3.214g	17.953g	67%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	0.5mg	60%
Protein	25.72g	6.51g	38%
Phosphorus	371mg	135mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.02mg	34%
Cholesterol	85mg	11mg	25%
Carbs	0g	64.59g	22%
Magnesium	122mg	37mg	20%
Fats	13.38g	25.99g	19%
Copper	0.053mg	0.22mg	19%
Calories	231kcal	518kcal	14%
Vitamin A	149µg	24µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.895g	12%
Calcium	28mg	125mg	10%
Potassium	505mg	231mg	8%
Choline		31mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.117mg	6%
Folate	35µg	14µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.64mg	5%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.1mg	4%
Caffeine		14mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.21mg	4%
Starch		10.6g	4%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.09mg	4%
Fiber	0g	1g	4%
Vitamin K		5.2µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.34mg	2%
Iron	0.91mg	1mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	63.59g	N/A
Sugar		48.68g	N/A
Sodium	60mg	54mg	0%
Trans fat		0.099g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	5.844g	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.09mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.19mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.28mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	0.52mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	0.28mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.27mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.36mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.11mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.075g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0g	N/A