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Chinook salmon vs. Mullet fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chinook salmon and mullet fish?

  • Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and folate, yet mullet fish is richer in copper and iron.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 109% higher.
  • Chinook salmon has 4 times more magnesium than mullet fish. Chinook salmon has 122mg of magnesium, while mullet fish has 33mg.
  • Mullet fish contains less saturated fat.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, mullet, striped, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 87% 8.4% 45% 34% 18% 15% 159% 7.8% 2.5% 255%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 9.3% 40% 53% 47% 24% 105% 9.3% 2.9% 255%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +269.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.7%
Contains more IronIron +54.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +166%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%
~equal in Potassium ~458mg
~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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 14% 50% 0% 0% 11% 36% 188% 52% 107% 359% 0% 26% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4% 14% 0% 0% 25% 23% 118% 53% 113% 31% 0% 7.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +254.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1048%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.88mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.49mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Mullet fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0.25µg 109%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 6.3mg 23%
Magnesium 122mg 33mg 21%
Phosphorus 371mg 244mg 18%
Fats 13.38g 4.86g 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.917g 12%
Vitamin A 149µg 42µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 1.382g 11%
Copper 0.053mg 0.141mg 10%
Saturated fat 3.214g 1.431g 8%
Cholesterol 85mg 63mg 7%
Folate 35µg 10µg 6%
Iron 0.91mg 1.41mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.1mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.1mg 4%
Calories 231kcal 150kcal 4%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.88mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 1.2mg 3%
Protein 25.72g 24.81g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.49mg 2%
Potassium 505mg 458mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 31mg 0%
Sodium 60mg 71mg 0%
Selenium 46.8µg 46.8µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.88mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 1.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.143mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 2.016mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.734mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.968mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.278mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.73mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.18g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.148g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.092g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 13% 66%
Protein: 25.72 g
Fats: 13.38 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.6 g
Other: 0 g
25% 5% 71%
Protein: 24.81 g
Fats: 4.86 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.52 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +175.3%
~equal in Protein ~24.81g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~70.52g
~equal in Other ~-0.19g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 49% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.742 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.662 g
38% 37% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.382 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.917 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +315.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chinook salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171999/nutrients
  2. Mullet fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175124/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.