Chinook salmon vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinook salmon and rib eye steak?

Chinook salmon is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin A, yet rib eye steak is higher in zinc, iron, and vitamin B2.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for zinc is 49% more.
Chinook salmon has 20 times more vitamin A than rib eye steak. While chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, rib eye steak has only 25IU.
The amount of saturated fat in chinook salmon is lower.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types 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

Rib eye steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+454.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+94.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+144.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57.6%

Contains more IronIron	+146.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+955.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+321.1%

~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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1762.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+483.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+61.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.4%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.477mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	0.56mg	5.91mg	49%
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	2.1µg	32%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	4.908mg	32%
Phosphorus	371mg	152mg	31%
Selenium	46.8µg	29.7µg	31%
Saturated fat	3.214g	9.684g	29%
Magnesium	122mg	22mg	24%
Iron	0.91mg	2.24mg	17%
Vitamin A	149µg	8µg	16%
Fats	13.38g	21.81g	13%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	10.519g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	1.027g	11%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.287mg	10%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Potassium	505mg	260mg	7%
Folate	35µg	6µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.536mg	7%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Protein	25.72g	23.69g	4%
Calories	231kcal	291kcal	3%
Copper	0.053mg	0.08mg	3%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.071mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	11mg	2%
Cholesterol	85mg	80mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.477mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Vitamin D		7IU	1%
Sodium	60mg	54mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A