Chinook salmon vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chinook salmon and lettuce

Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B5, while lettuce has more vitamin A.
Lettuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 138% more than chinook salmon.
The amount of cholesterol in lettuce is lower.
Chinook salmon has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chinook salmon is 0, while the glycemic index of lettuce is 32.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Lettuce, green leaf, raw.

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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

Lettuce

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+838.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+160.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+82.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1179.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+7700%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1215.8%

~equal in Iron ~0.86mg

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

Lettuce

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2578.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+413.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+124.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+59.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~38µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	0µg	120%
Vitamin K		126.3µg	105%
Selenium	46.8µg	0.6µg	84%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	0.375mg	60%
Phosphorus	371mg	29mg	49%
Protein	25.72g	1.36g	49%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.09mg	29%
Cholesterol	85mg	0mg	28%
Magnesium	122mg	13mg	26%
Vitamin A	149µg	370µg	25%
Fats	13.38g	0.15g	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.082g	17%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.02g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.134mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	0.006g	14%
Calories	231kcal	15kcal	11%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.25mg	10%
Potassium	505mg	194mg	9%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	9.2mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.08mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.3g	5%
Copper	0.053mg	0.029mg	3%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.18mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.07mg	2%
Choline		13.6mg	2%
Sodium	60mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.22mg	1%
Fructose		0.43g	1%
Iron	0.91mg	0.86mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	36mg	1%
Folate	35µg	38µg	1%
Carbs	0g	2.87g	1%
Net carbs	0g	1.57g	N/A
Sugar		0.78g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.059mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.084mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	0.079mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	0.084mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.055mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.07mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.022mg	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