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Chinook salmon vs. Whelk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chinook salmon and whelk different?

  • Chinook salmon is richer in vitamin B3, while whelk is higher in vitamin B12, copper, iron, selenium, manganese, and zinc.
  • Whelk covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 636% more than chinook salmon.
  • Chinook salmon contains 52 times more saturated fat than whelk. Chinook salmon contains 3.214g of saturated fat, while whelk contains 0.062g.

Fish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat and Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist 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%
Whelk
Whelk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 123% 34% 61% 377% 687% 89% 121% 54% 116% 489%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +303.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.4%
Contains more IronIron +1005.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +3786.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +482.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4584.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +91.5%

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%
Whelk
Whelk
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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 23% 16% 0% 0% 12% 49% 37% 24% 150% 2268% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +403.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +532.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinook salmon Whelk DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.87µg 18.14µg 636%
Copper 0.053mg 2.06mg 223%
Iron 0.91mg 10.06mg 114%
Selenium 46.8µg 89.6µg 78%
Vitamin B3 10.045mg 1.995mg 50%
Protein 25.72g 47.68g 44%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.89mg 38%
Zinc 0.56mg 3.26mg 25%
Fats 13.38g 0.8g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.662g 0.046g 17%
Sodium 60mg 412mg 15%
Cholesterol 85mg 130mg 15%
Saturated fat 3.214g 0.062g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.742g 0.056g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.462mg 0.65mg 14%
Phosphorus 371mg 282mg 13%
Magnesium 122mg 172mg 12%
Vitamin A 149µg 49µg 11%
Calcium 28mg 113mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.865mg 0.4mg 9%
Folate 35µg 11µg 6%
Potassium 505mg 694mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.214mg 5%
Carbs 0g 15.52g 5%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 6.8mg 3%
Calories 231kcal 275kcal 2%
Net carbs 0g 15.52g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.049mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.288mg 0.618mg 0%
Threonine 1.127mg 2.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.185mg 1.655mg 0%
Leucine 2.09mg 3.807mg 0%
Lysine 2.362mg 2.93mg 0%
Methionine 0.761mg 1.205mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.004mg 1.648mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 2.075mg 0%
Histidine 0.757mg 0.977mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.01g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.727g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.296g 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
Whelk
Whelk
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48% 16% 32% 4%
Protein: 47.68 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 15.52 g
Water: 32 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more FatsFats +1572.5%
Contains more WaterWater +105%
Contains more ProteinProtein +85.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~4g

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
Whelk
Whelk
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38% 34% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.056 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.046 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10153.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5687%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Whelk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171984/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.