Chinook salmon vs. Lingcod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and lingcod different?

Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin A, folate, and iron; however, lingcod is richer in vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lingcod is 53% higher.
Chinook salmon contains 13 times more saturated fat than lingcod. While chinook salmon contains 3.214g of saturated fat, lingcod contains only 0.255g.

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, lingcod, cooked, dry heat 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

Lingcod

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+269.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more IronIron	+122%
Contains more CopperCopper	+51.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+43.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.8%

~equal in Zinc ~0.58mg

~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

Lingcod

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+776.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+334.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+44.6%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.139mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	4.15µg	53%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	2.314mg	48%
Magnesium	122mg	33mg	21%
Fats	13.38g	1.36g	18%
Phosphorus	371mg	258mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	0.383g	15%
Vitamin A	149µg	17µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	0.447g	13%
Saturated fat	3.214g	0.255g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.346mg	9%
Folate	35µg	10µg	6%
Protein	25.72g	22.64g	6%
Calories	231kcal	109kcal	6%
Iron	0.91mg	0.41mg	6%
Cholesterol	85mg	67mg	6%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Copper	0.053mg	0.035mg	2%
Potassium	505mg	560mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.035mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.139mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	18mg	1%
Sodium	60mg	76mg	1%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.58mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.026mg	0%
Selenium	46.8µg	46.8µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.865mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	0.993mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1.043mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.84mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.079mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.67mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.884mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.166mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.667mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.133g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0.13g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.018g	N/A