Chinook salmon vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chinook salmon and turkey meat?

Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and potassium, yet turkey meat is richer in zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Chinook salmon's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 77% higher.
Chinook salmon has 13 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. Chinook salmon has 496IU of vitamin A, while turkey meat has 39IU.
Chinook salmon contains less cholesterol.

We used Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Chinook salmon

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+306.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+111.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-41.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+57%

Contains more IronIron	+19.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+75.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+342.9%

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1141.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+181.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+288.9%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+82.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.573mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.87µg	1.02µg	77%
Selenium	46.8µg	29.8µg	31%
Magnesium	122mg	30mg	22%
Phosphorus	371mg	223mg	21%
Zinc	0.56mg	2.48mg	17%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Vitamin A	149µg	12µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.462mg	0.616mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.154mg	0.281mg	10%
Fats	13.38g	7.39g	9%
Cholesterol	85mg	109mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.742g	2.647g	8%
Potassium	505mg	239mg	8%
Folate	35µg	9µg	7%
Protein	25.72g	28.55g	6%
Saturated fat	3.214g	2.155g	5%
Vitamin C	4.1mg	0mg	5%
Copper	0.053mg	0.093mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.662g	2.119g	4%
Vitamin B3	10.045mg	9.573mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.865mg	0.948mg	2%
Calories	231kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Sodium	60mg	103mg	2%
Iron	0.91mg	1.09mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Calcium	28mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.044mg	0.045mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.288mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.127mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.185mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.09mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.362mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.761mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.004mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.757mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	1.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.727g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.296g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A