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Chinook salmon vs. Sunfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and sunfish different?

  • Chinook salmon is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and magnesium, while sunfish is higher in manganese, copper, and zinc.
  • Chinook salmon covers your daily need for selenium, 56% more than sunfish.
  • Chinook salmon contains 18 times more saturated fat than sunfish. Chinook salmon contains 3.214g of saturated fat, while sunfish contains 0.178g.

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat types were 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.
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 27% 31% 40% 58% 128% 54% 99% 13% 117% 88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +221.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +267.9%
Contains more IronIron +69.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +626.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4621.1%

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 3.3% 5.7% 0% 0% 23% 20% 27% 52% 32% 289% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +310%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +776.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +587.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +234.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +24.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.865mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Sunfish DV% diff.
Selenium 46.8µg 16.2µg 56%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 1.462mg 54%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.897mg 38%
Copper 0.053mg 0.385mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.138mg 25%
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 2.31µg 23%
Magnesium 122mg 38mg 20%
Phosphorus 371mg 231mg 20%
Fats 13.38g 0.9g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.315g 16%
Vitamin A 149µg 17µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.15g 14%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.178g 14%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.99mg 13%
Calcium 28mg 103mg 8%
Iron 0.91mg 1.54mg 8%
Calories 231kcal 114kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.085mg 5%
Folate 35µg 17µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.092mg 4%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 1mg 3%
Protein 25.72g 24.87g 2%
Potassium 505mg 449mg 2%
Sodium 60mg 103mg 2%
Cholesterol 85mg 86mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.865mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.279mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 1.09mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 2.022mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.284mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 0.736mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 0.971mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.281mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.732mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.047g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.092g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 0.042g 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% 74%
Protein: 24.87 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.72 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +1386.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
~equal in Protein ~24.87g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~0.51g

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
28% 23% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.178 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.15 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.315 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3728%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +745.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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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. Sunfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172003/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.