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Chinook salmon vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chinook salmon and pork

  • Chinook salmon has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and folate; however, pork is richer in vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
  • Chinook salmon contains 71 times more vitamin A than pork. Chinook salmon contains 496IU of vitamin A, while pork contains 7IU.
  • Chinook salmon contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +335.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +47.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +326.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.87mg
~equal in Sodium ~62mg
~equal in Selenium ~45.3µg

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%
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +583.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +310%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1893.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +108.4%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.464mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Pork DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 0.7µg 90%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.877mg 69%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 5.037mg 31%
Magnesium 122mg 28mg 22%
Phosphorus 371mg 246mg 18%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Zinc 0.56mg 2.39mg 17%
Vitamin A 149µg 2µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.321mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 1.2g 10%
Saturated fat 3.214g 5.23g 9%
Folate 35µg 5µg 8%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 0.6mg 4%
Selenium 46.8µg 45.3µg 3%
Protein 25.72g 27.32g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.698mg 3%
Potassium 505mg 423mg 2%
Copper 0.053mg 0.073mg 2%
Cholesterol 85mg 80mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 6.19g 1%
Calories 231kcal 242kcal 1%
Iron 0.91mg 0.87mg 1%
Calcium 28mg 19mg 1%
Fats 13.38g 13.92g 1%
Sodium 60mg 62mg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.464mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.338mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 1.234mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 2.177mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.446mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.712mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 1.086mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.473mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 1.067mg 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

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
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.4%
~equal in Protein ~27.32g
~equal in Fats ~13.92g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.89g

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
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +121.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~6.19g

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.